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Meaning of soy banter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Internet, derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“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."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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