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单词 mock word
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mock wordn.

Brit. /ˈmɒk wəːd/, U.S. /ˈmɑk ˌwərd/
Forms: see mock v. and word n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock v., mock n.1, word n.
Etymology: < mock v. or mock n.1 + word n.
A word whose use is expressive of mockery or ridicule on the part of the user; a term of derision. In early use: a meaningless or pretentious word.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > term of derision
mock word1623
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. sig. A4v I haue also inserted..the mocke-words which are ridiculously vsed in our language..by..many who study rather to bee heard speake, than to vnderstand themselues.
1821 Examiner 15 Apr. 234/1 May their fate be a mock-word.
1837 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Oct. 125 Prussia is no longer the mock word of the French.
1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. iv. 61 Religion is a mock-word on their lips.
2002 Re: Usages of Foreign Words in Linguist List (Electronic Mailing list) 5 Feb. Is the word ngawa or ungawa a proper noun or an adverb or adjective. None of the above. In English it's an exclamation... It seems to be a mock word in origin, rather than a foreign word.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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