ˈrālərē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French railler to rail + -erie -ery — more at rail
1. : good-natured ridicule : pleasantry touched with satire : banter , chaffing, mockery
mistaking bustle for style, raillery for badinage, and noise for gaiety — Benjamin Disraeli
know when delicate raillery was properly called for — Jane Austen
actually refers to you without fury, even with raillery — G.B.Shaw
2. : an instance of good-natured ridicule : jest