RAILLERY


Meaning of RAILLERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrā-lə-rē ]

noun

( plural -ler·ies )

Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French, from railler to mock

Date: 1653

1. : good-natured ridicule : banter

2. : jest

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.