Rail″ler‐y (răl″lẽr‐y̆ or rāl″–; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.
Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery. Addison.