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Good-humored teasing.

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Usage examples (35)
  • There was much raillery and fun during the surprise party.
  • They took their revenge in raillery, which was not always good-natured.
  • He assumed a tone of raillery, which is, perhaps, the readiest mode of escaping from the feelings of self-reproof.
  • There was a kind of raillery in their hesitance, but the faith they've placed in their newest label, Carnival Music, is undeniable.
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