railleries

Variant of raillery

raillery definition

rail·lery (rā′lər ē)

noun pl. railleries -·ler·ies

  1. light, good-natured ridicule or satire; banter
  2. a teasing act or remark

Etymology: Fr raillerie: see rail & -ery

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