raillery

n., pl. -ies.

1. Good-natured teasing or ridicule; banter.
2. An instance of bantering or teasing.

[French raillerie, from Old French railler, to tease. See rail³.]

noun

Good-natured teasing: badinage, banter, chaff, taunt. Informal ribbing. See laughter.

IN BRIEF: Good-humored teasing.

There was much raillery and fun during the surprise party.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: light teasing repartee
  Synonyms: banter, give-and-take, backchat

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spot, latterliggørelse, (godmodigt) drilleri

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherts

Français (French)
n. - raillerie (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spöttelei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πείραγμα, σκώμμα

Italiano (Italian)
burla

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brincadeira (f)

Русский (Russian)
подтрунивание, подшучивание

Español (Spanish)
n. - burlas, chanzas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gyckel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开玩笑, 逗趣

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 開玩笑, 逗趣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놀림, 희롱

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冷やかし, からかい, 冗談

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أغاظه بطريقه مرحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התבדחות, לגלוג, קנטור‬

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