Raillery
Raillery (ral"lẽr*y or rāl"-; 277) , noun
[French raillerie, from railler. See Rail to scoff.]
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.