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Mockery or
mocking is the act of
insulting or
making light of a
person or
other thing,
sometimes merely by taunting, but
often by
making a caricature,...
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brackets to
indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used
derisively to
direct the reader's
attention to the writer's
spelling mistakes and...
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longtime civic leader James S. T. Stranahan, who
became known (often
derisively) as the "Baron
Haussmann of Brooklyn" for
championing Prospect Park and...
- treble. As a
derisive slang term, it
refers to a do-gooder or
someone who is
morally upright, in the same
sense that "Boy Scout" (also
derisively)
refers to...
- as
Regular Baptists, Old
School Baptists, Foot
Washing Baptists, or,
derisively, Hard S****
Baptists – are
conservative Baptists adhering to a degree...
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reaction to the
newer uniforms was mixed. Of note, the
jersey numbers were
derisively compared to
digital alarm clock numerals.
Different color sock combinations...
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chroniclers William of
Malmesbury and
Orderic Vitalis wrote that his
father had
derisively called him brevis-ocrea ("short boot"). Robert's
reign is
noted for the...
- congregation, and work
primarily through television. The term is also used
derisively by
critics as an
insinuation of
aggrandizement by such ministers. Televangelism...
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humor that is
considered silly, immature, or childish. The
phrase can be
derisive, but is also used to
refer to a
style or type of
comedic act. It is a type...
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disgust of
influential critics such as
Roger Ebert, who was
prone to
derisively condemn such moves, with
gestures such as "The
Wagging Finger of Shame"...
