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| + | # To [[mimic]], to [[simulate]]. | ||
| + | # To make fun of by mimicking, to [[taunt]]. | ||
| + | # To [[tantalise]], and disappoint (the hopes of). | ||
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| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Middle English ''mokken'', from Middle French ''mocquer'' (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch ''mocken'' (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German ''mucken'' (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Old Saxon ''*mokkian, *mukkian'' (“to low, mumble”), from Proto-Germanic ''*mukkijaną, *mūhaną'' (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*mūg-, *mūk-'' (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Old High German ''firmucken'' (“to be stupid”), Modern German ''mucksen'' (“to utter a word”), Dutch dialectal ''mokkel'' (“kiss”). | ||
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| + | ====See also==== | ||
| =='''Mock''' may refer to:== | =='''Mock''' may refer to:== | ||
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| * [[Imaginary]] | * [[Imaginary]] | ||
| * [[Insult]] | * [[Insult]] | ||
| + | * [[Jeer]] | ||
| * [[Parody]] | * [[Parody]] | ||
| * [[Pretending (disambiguation)]] | * [[Pretending (disambiguation)]] | ||
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Illustration: Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert.
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- the action of mocking; ridicule
- something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a travesty
- The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
Illustration: Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert.
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- To mimic, to simulate.
- To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
- To tantalise, and disappoint (the hopes of).
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Etymology
From Middle English mokken, from Middle French mocquer (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Old Saxon *mokkian, *mukkian (“to low, mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word”), Dutch dialectal mokkel (“kiss”).
See also
Mock may refer to:
- Fake (disambiguation)
- Faux
- Imaginary
- Insult
- Jeer
- Parody
- Pretending (disambiguation)
- Simulation
- Mockup
See also
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