Meaning & use
bants
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British informal shortening of "banter": playful, teasing conversation among friends.
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The lads were having a laugh, full of bants, before the match.
It's just bants, don't take it so seriously.
A note on using this word
"Bants" became popular in British slang in the 2010s as a casual clipped form of "banter."
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banterteasing
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