Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soy banter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: soy ban-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Buffyspeak (“jocular and irony-laden style of film and TV dialogue pioneered by Joss Whedon”).

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Soy Banter (TM @fender_splendor) 'jokes' in these and Marvel movies are all just variations on the line: "Okay, so I guess THIS is happening...""
"Everything having Joss Whedon soy banter sucks, but it's also gonna suck 5-10 years from now when the backlash hits and all genre stuff will be a Villeneuve riff with zero jokes allowed."
"the quippy soy banter that started in Marvel movies and has permeated all movies/TV. [user Reindeeraintreal's quote reply:] The Joss-Whedon-inification of culture."
"most of the attention the game has received focuses on the game's "Whedonesque" dialogue, also known as "soy banter.""

Etymology

Blend of soy boy + banter.

Usage

Synonyms

Buffyspeak

Questions

What does soy banter mean?: Synonym of Buffyspeak (“jocular and irony-laden style of film and TV dialogue pioneered by Joss Whedon”).
Where does soy banter come from?: Blend of soy boy + banter.

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