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Definition
mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so
- About a hundred juniors and seniors resigned from their clubs in a final fury of righteousness, and the clubs in helplessness turned upon Burne their finest weapon: ridicule.1.4 — Narcissus Off Duty (19% in)
- The illiterate athletes like Langueduc think he's getting eccentric, but they just say, 'Good old Burne has got some queer ideas in his head,' and pass on—the Pharisee class—Gee! they ridicule him unmercifully."1.4 — Narcissus Off Duty (33% in)
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