mocking word; gibe.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > jeering, taunting, or scoffing > [noun] > instance of (26) hoker-wordOE mocking word; gibe. gabc1225 A taunt. Obsolete. scornc1275 A manifestation of contempt; a derisive utterance or gesture; a taunt, an insult. archaic. jape1377 A device to amuse; a merry or idle tale; a jest, joke, gibe. Obsolete generally before 1600 (not used by Spenser, Shakespeare, or their… bourda1387 An idle tale, a jest, a joke; jesting, raillery, joking, merriment, fun; a merry tale. gaudc1440 A jest, scoff; also, an object of mockery. Obsolete. knack1513 A taunt, gibe, sharp repartee. Scottish. Obsolete. scoffing1530 The action of scoff, v.1; †a scoff. gleekc1540 A gibe, jest, gird. jest1548 A mocking or jeering speech; a taunt, a jeer. Also, in milder sense, A piece of raillery or banter. to break a jest (also in sense 5): see break, v.… to have a fling at?1550 figurative. (Chiefly in phrase to have a fling at):(a) a passing attempt at or attack upon something. (b) a sarcastic remark thrown out in… snack?1554 A sharp or snappish remark or jibe. boba1566 figurative. A ‘rap’ with the tongue, a sharp rebuke, a ‘rap over the knuckles’; often (by uniting with the sense of bob, n.2), a taunt, bitter jest… taunta1566 A smart or clever rejoinder, a jesting quip or witty gibe; banter. Obsolete. gird1566 A sharp or biting remark directed against a person; a gibe, ‘dig’, ‘hit’. In common use 1580–1700; now somewhat archaic. flim-flam-flirt1573 A nonsensical speech, a gibe. gibe1573 A scoffing or sneering speech; a taunt, flout, or jeer. scoff1573 A derisive jest, an expression of mockery. flouting-stock1593 (a) a butt for flouting, an object of mockery; (b) = flout, n.1 (perhaps the use is a blunder ascribed to the Welsh speaker). mycterism1593 A subtle or scornful jibe; a piece of sarcasm or irony; subtle mocking. Cf. fleer, n.2 flirt1613 A smart stroke of wit, a joke, a jest; a gibe, jeer, scoff. Obsolete. fleera1616 A mocking look or speech; a sneer, a gibe; ‘mockery expressed either in words or looks’ (Johnson). scomma1620 A flout or scoff. jeer1631 An act of jeering; a derisive speech or utterance; a scoff, flout, gibe, taunt. snouchc1780 A jibe, jeer, or scoff. brocard1837 Biting speech, cutting gibe. (A French sense.) |
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