| Rogets II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter: derision, mockery. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT. | | VERB: | To make fun or make fun of: deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, scoff, scout2, twit. Chiefly British : quiz. Idioms: poke fun at. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT.
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