raillery

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raillery

/ˈɹeɪləɹi/
/ˈɹæləɹi/ obsolete

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Borrowed from French raillerie.

noun railleries

countable, uncountable Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule. Flip [Lady Flippant]. I love, of my life men ſhould deal freely vvith me; there are ſo fevv men vvill deal freely with one— / Sir Sim[on Addlepot]. Are you not a Fireſhip? a Punk, Madam? / Flip. VVell, Sir, I love Raillery. / Sir Sim. Faith and troth I do not railly, I deal freely.

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@misc{raillery_2026,
  title = {raillery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raillery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}