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mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so
- For generations they had that vowel sound in common with New Yorkers, the traditional "oy" sound often ridiculed in the pronunciation of Thirty-third and Third as Toity-toid and Toid.two — Changing Dialects: Dingbatters Versus Hoi-Toiders (19% in)
- La Cucaracha" was a song created by followers of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, ridiculing the government forces they said couldn't fight without smoking marijuana.five — Hispanic Immigration: Reconquest or Assimilation? (9% in)
- The comic La Cucaracha is shocking to many and draws plenty of hate mail because it ridicules Hispanic icons as readily as it mocks U.S. politics—evidence that the Latino presence in the United States has evolved to a level with many nuances.five — Hispanic Immigration: Reconquest or Assimilation? (10% in)
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