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raillery

[ rey-luh-ree ]

noun

, plural rail·ler·ies.
  1. good-humored ridicule; banter.

    Synonyms: pleasantry, chaff, badinage

  2. a bantering remark.


raillery

/ ˈreɪlərɪ /

noun

  1. light-hearted satire or ridicule; banter
  2. an example of this, esp a bantering remark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raillery1

1645–55; < French raillerie, equivalent to Middle French raill ( er ) to rail 2 + -erie -ery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of raillery1

C17: from French, from railler to tease, banter; see rail ²
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Example Sentences

But singular cases may exist wherein raillery is inapplicable, and of which it is not for us to judge.

Its impertinence and folly might well have provoked the raillery of the most inoffensive.

Liszt calls Chopin "a fine connoisseur in raillery and an ingenious mocker."

Is it possible that there should be a more perfect style, or a finer, more delicate or more natural raillery?

Among sayings in the English language attributed to the notes of the meadowlark are some expressions of banter and raillery.

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