'Raillery' definitions:

Definition of 'raillery'

(from WordNet)
noun
Light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give- and-take, backchat]

Definition of 'Raillery'

From: GCIDE
  • Raillery \Rail"ler*y\ (r[a^]l"l[~e]r*[y^] or r[=a]l"-; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. [1913 Webster]
  • Let raillery be without malice or heat. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery. --Addison. [1913 Webster]