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raillery

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rail·ler·y  (rl-r)
n. pl. rail·ler·ies
1. Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter.
2. An instance of bantering or teasing.
[French raillerie, from Old French railler, to tease; see rail3.]
raillery
Noun
pl -leries good-natured teasing [French railler to tease]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.railleryraillery - light teasing repartee              
backchat, banter, give-and-take
repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply
badinage - frivolous banter
persiflage - light teasing


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"Not at all, child," said the lady;----"It would have been cruel before; but after you have promised me never to marry without your father's consent, in which you know is implied your giving up Jones, sure you can bear a little raillery on a passion which was pardonable enough in a young girl in the country, and of which you tell me you have so entirely got the better.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Darya Alexandrovna saw that Anna disliked the tone of raillery that existed between her and Veslovsky, but fell in with it against her will.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Marianne was vexed at it for her sister's sake, and turned her eyes towards Elinor to see how she bore these attacks, with an earnestness which gave Elinor far more pain than could arise from such common-place raillery as Mrs.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
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