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語源

banter +‎ -s (“diminutive suffix”); first used in the early 21st century.^[1]

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名詞

bants (uncountable)

1. (UK, slang) Banter, particularly among men.
   • 2012 September 22, "Complete Ledge", “TV OD with Complete Ledge: Doomsday Preppers”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Top bants, says Twitter's master 'Target Smasher'

   • 2013 September 1, Rebecca Armstrong, “Office noise: put up or shut up”, in The Independent‎^[2]:

     In my office, bants come thick and fast, but when other departments blare out video clips, I can’t help thinking wistfully of a headphones-only zone.

   • 2014 March 15, "Thinking Drinkers", “A beginners guide to Irish whiskey”, in The Daily Telegraph‎^[3]:

     It’s St Patrick’s day on Monday so, hey you guys, like, put on a green wig and drink some Guinness, yeah? Yeah. Top bants, you guys.

使用する際の注意点

• Sometimes considered "boorish" and chauvinistic" or a term used to justify such behavior;^[1] compare locker room talk.

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