to address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.-to jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.-to delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.-to challenge or defy to a match.-the act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.