Bantersaurus Rex

English

Etymology

• Blend of banter +‎ Tyrannosaurus rex.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbæn.təˈsɔː.rəs ˈrɛks/

Noun

Bantersaurus Rex (plural Bantersaurus Rexes)

1. (slang, humorous) A person full of witty banter.

   Synonym: Archbishop of Banterbury

   • 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:

     And there's always one massive Bantersaurus Rex show-off contestant hogging Noel's attention.

   • 2016, Emoji: Laughing Crying (An Official Emoji Story):

     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'.

   • 2017, Pete Brown, Miracle Brew: Hops, Barley, Water, Yeast and the Nature of Beer:

     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.

   • 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:

     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.