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Bantersaurus Rex en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbæn.təˈsɔː.rəs ˈrɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of banter + Tyrannosaurus rex.

Meanings

1. (humorous, slang) A person full of witty banter.
   • If it saw itself in the mid-nineties as a Bantersaurus Rex with a Liam Gallagher haircut and simian gait, by the second decade of the twenty-first century it wanted drinkers to see it as some combination of George Clooney and Professor Brian Cox. 2017, Pete Brown, Miracle Brew: Hops, Barley, Water, Yeast and the Nature of Beer:
   • And there's always one massive Bantersaurus Rex show-off contestant hogging Noel's attention. 2014 August 23, Grace Dent, “Grace Dent on TV: When two tribes went to war all you got was Richard Osman’s first flop”, in The Independent:
   • He believed himself to be the most banterous emoji in Emojitown, referring to himself as a 'bantelope', the 'Bantersaurus Rex', and One time even 'Banter Claus'. 2016, Emoji: Laughing Crying (An Official Emoji Story):
   • The 34-year-old is expected to be the life and soul of the camp with his big personality and humour, which has seen him being labelled the Bantersaurus Rex of rugby. 2019 November 17, “I’m A Celebrity’s James Haskall says he won’t miss sex with wife Chloe Madeley in the jungle because he’ll be too hungry”, in The Sun:

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Synonyms

Archbishop of Banterbury