Rail"ler*y (răl"lẽr*? 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.