PLEASANTRY


Meaning of PLEASANTRY in English

n. 25B6; noun

we exchanged pleasantries : BANTER, badinage; polite remark, casual remark; N. Amer. informal josh.

he laughed at his own pleasantry : JOKE, witticism, quip, jest, gag, bon mot; informal wisecrack, crack.

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