Synonyms & related words for railleries

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Words related to railleries

Explore words related to railleries — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include banter, badinage, persiflage, persifleur, jesting, waggery, japery, jocularity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does railleries come from?

The word railleries breaks down into 3 roots of French and English origin: raill, from French railler (“to mock, jest”); -ery, from French erie (“quality, activity”); and -ies, from English s (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.