banter vs intimate

banter

verb
  • To tease (someone) mildly. 

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

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

intimate

verb
  • To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. 

  • To notify. 

adj
  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

  • Personal; private. 

noun
  • A very close friend. 

  • Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store. 

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