banter vs fuck about

banter

verb
  • To delude or trick; to play a prank upon. 

  • To challenge to a match. 

  • To haggle; cheapen the price. 

  • To engage in banter or playful conversation. 

  • To play or do something amusing. 

  • To tease (someone) mildly. 

  • To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.). 

noun
  • Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. 

fuck about

verb
  • To fool around. 

  • To waste time with unimportant activities, often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time. 

How often have the words banter and fuck about occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )