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raillery

[ rey-luh-ree ]
/ ˈreɪ lə ri /
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noun, plural rail·ler·ies.

good-humored ridicule; banter.
a bantering remark.

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fun, badinage, ridicule, teasing, ribbing, play, mockery, banter, satire, pleasantry, derision, roasting, sport, irony, persiflage, parody, razzing, jesting, joking, joshing

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railcar, railcard, railhead, railing, railingly, raillery, railroad, railroad flat, railroad pen, railroad worm, railroader

Origin of raillery

1645–55; < French raillerie, equivalent to Middle French raill(er) to rail2 + -erie -ery
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British Dictionary definitions for raillery

raillery

/ (ˈreɪlərɪ) /

noun plural -leries

light-hearted satire or ridicule; banter
an example of this, esp a bantering remark

Word Origin for raillery

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

Word Origin and History for raillery

raillery

n.

"good-humored ridicule," 1650s, from rail (v.) + -ery, or perhaps from French raillerie, from Middle French railler "to tease" (see rail (v.1)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper