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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pleas·ant·ry /-zṇtri/
 幽默,開玩笑

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pleas·ant·ry n.; pl. Pleasantries   That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.
    The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit.   --Addison.
    The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world.   --Macaulay.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pleasantry
      n : an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"