pleasantry

plural pleasantries

1. countableproscribedsometimesuncountableA casual, courteous remark.
2. countableuncountableA playful remark; a jest.

   Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries, the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems.

   2014 November 18, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

3. countabledateduncountableAnything that promotes pleasure or merriment.

   C.O.O: "The office was quite close to the home of our youth—" CHRM: "Thomas, your trip to Suitopia was not meant to be for pleasantries." C.O.O: "No… I know… But I was close by, so I went to visit them…" CHRM: "You should not have. You and I both know the way they are."

   (Can we date this quote?), Toontown: Corporate Clash Development Team, Transcription Excerpt