Definition of Railery
Rail"ler*y (răl"l&etilde;r*&ybreve; or
rāl"-; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr.
railler. See Rail to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight
satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.
Let raillery be without malice or
heat. B. Jonson.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of
them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.
Addison.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- good-natured ridicule, jest or banter
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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