pleasantry
/ˈplezəntrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)(一般作pleasantries)
1- an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation打趣的话：
after an exchange of pleasantries, I proceeded to outline a plan.
打趣一番之后, 我接着讲了一个计划的提纲。
1.1
- a mild joke小玩笑：
he laughed at his own pleasantry.
他被自己开的小玩笑给逗笑了。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant 'pleasing' （see PLEASANT）.