1. good-humored teasing or playful mockery
Usage: formal

Examples

• The friends engaged in gentle raillery about each other’s cooking skills.
• His raillery was always affectionate, never mean-spirited.
• The dinner party was filled with witty raillery and laughter.
• She responded to his raillery with a clever comeback.
• The siblings’ constant raillery showed their close bond.
• The professor’s raillery helped lighten the mood in class.