raillery

  • 11raillery — noun (plural leries) Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French, from railler to mock Date: 1653 1. good natured ridicule ; banter 2. jest …

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  • 12raillery — /ray leuh ree/, n., pl. railleries. 1. good humored ridicule; banter. 2. a bantering remark. [1645 55; < F raillerie, equiv. to MF raill(er) to RAIL2 + erie ERY] Syn. 1. jesting, joking, badinage, chaff, pleasantry. * * * …

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  • 13raillery — Synonyms and related words: badinage, banter, booing, catcalling, chaff, chaffing, derision, exchange, fleering, flippancy, fooling, fooling around, frivolity, give and take, good natured banter, grinning, harmless teasing, hissing, hooting,&#8230; …

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  • 14raillery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. banter, badinage, persiflage, quizzing, kidding, ribbing. See ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. banter, badinage, joking, teasing; see fun , parody , ridicule , teasing . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)&#8230; …

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  • 15raillery — rail|ler|y [ reıləri ] noun uncount LITERARY friendly jokes, criticism, or insults …

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  • 16raillery — rail·ler·y || reɪlÉ™rɪ n. teasing, banter, playful ridicule …

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  • 17raillery — [ reɪləri] noun (plural railleries) good humoured teasing. Origin C17: from Fr. raillerie, from railler (see rail2) …

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  • 18raillery — n. Banter, irony, slight ridicule, good humored satire, pleasantry, joke, satirical merriment, jesting language …

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  • 19raillery — n 1. banter, badinage, persiflage, pleasantry, frivolity, Sl. put on; joking, jesting, Inf. kidding, japing, teasing, Inf. ragging; ridicule, satirization, mockery, parody; mimicry, aping, parroting, impersonation. 2. joke, jest, jape, quip,&#8230; …

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  • 20raillery — rail·lery …

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