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mocking

[ mok-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

showing ridicule, contempt, or derision:
Elsewhere along the parade route, small bands of protesters held mocking signs.

noun

contemptuous, derisive, and usually imitative speech or action:
Jake just turned his face away and took the mocking and ridicule his brothers dished out.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mocking¹

First recorded in 1400–50; mock ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective; mock ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun

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Angus Taylor, Australia's shadow treasurer, wrote on social media that Albanese "mocking the ratings agency shows he's not fit to lead".

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For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.

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Meanwhile Albanese, who had said Dutton's words showed "no acceptance of the science of climate change" continued mocking his opponent on Thursday, asking "does he believe in gravity?"

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The Trump administration ignored his order, openly mocking the judge on social media with footage of deportees at the prison.

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Pedestrian crossings in several areas of northern California have been hacked with fake greetings mocking the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

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