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raillery
good-humoured teasing or banter
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The old friends traded raillery across the table all evening.
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Source: Random Wonder editorial word list with original plain-English definitions; definitions and rare-word validity web-verified against standard dictionaries on 2026-09-29. Last reviewed 2026-09-29.