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'Banter' was introduced into the modern lexicon by Jonathan Swift in Tatler (1710). It was apparently 17th century London street slang and he bemoaned 'words and phrases [like this] offensive to good sense' creeping into modern discourse.

ygriffiny (46)in #busy • 7 years ago
7 years ago in #busy by ygriffiny (46)
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