Raillery /(răl"lẽr*y̆ [or] rāl"-; 277)/

Rail·ler·y

Raillery

n.
  1. Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.
    Let raillery be without malice or heat.
    Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.