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banter (v.)
1670s, origin uncertain; said by Swift to be a word from London street slang. Related:
Bantered
;
bantering
. The noun is from 1680s.
roast (n.)
early 14c., "meat roasted or for roasting;" see
roast
(v.). Meaning "a roasting" is from 1580s. Sense of "an unmerciful bantering" is from 1740.
stinker (n.)
as a term of abuse (often banteringly), c. 1600, agent noun from
stink
(v.); also in the same sense was
stinkard
(c. 1600). Extended form
stinkeroo
attested by 1934.