\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.
      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.