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mock
English
Alternative forms
- mocque (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijan?, *m?han? (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *m?g-, *m?k- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /m?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
mock (plural mocks)
- An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
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- Mockery, the act of mocking.
- A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
- He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.
- (software engineering) A mockup or prototype.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
mock (third-person singular simple present mocks, present participle mocking, simple past and past participle mocked)
- To mimic, to simulate.
- (rare) To create an artistic representation of.
- To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- Let not ambition mock their useful toil.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, Scene III:
- "It is the greene-ey'd Monster, which doth mocke / The meate it feeds on."
- 1765, Benjamin Heath, A revisal of Shakespear's text, page 563 (a commentary on the "mocke the meate" line from Othello):
- ‘Mock’ certainly never signifies to loath. Its common signification is, to disappoint.
- 1812, The Critical Review or, Annals of Literature, page 190:
- The French revolution indeed is a prodigy which has mocked the expectations both of its friends and its foes. It has cruelly disappointed the fondest hopes of the first, nor has it observed that course which the last thought that it would have pursued.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, Scene III:
- (software engineering, transitive) To create a mockup or prototype of.
- What's the best way to mock a database layer?
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:mock
- See also Thesaurus:imitate
Derived terms
- mock out
- much-mocked
- mockworthy
Translations
See also
- jeer
Adjective
mock (not comparable)
- Imitation, not genuine; fake.
- 1776, United States Declaration of Independence
- For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
- 1776, United States Declaration of Independence
Translations
Anagrams
- KCMO
Middle English
Noun
mock
- Alternative form of muk
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burlesque
English
Alternative forms
- burlesk (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?(?)?l?sk/
Adjective
burlesque (comparative more burlesque, superlative most burlesque)
- (dated) Parodical; parodic
- It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.
Coordinate terms
- vaudevillian
Derived terms
- burlesquely
Translations
Noun
burlesque (countable and uncountable, plural burlesques)
- A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
- Synonyms: lampoon, travesty
- 1683, John Dryden, The Art of Poetry
- A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
- A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
- Synonyms: imitation, caricature
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
Coordinate terms
- vaudeville
Translations
Verb
burlesque (third-person singular simple present burlesques, present participle burlesquing, simple past and past participle burlesqued)
- To make a burlesque parody of.
- To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
- 1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678
- They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule.
- 1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /by?.l?sk/
Adjective
burlesque (plural burlesques)
- burlesque; parodic; parodical
Noun
burlesque m (plural burlesques)
- burlesque; parody.
Coordinate terms
- vaudeville
Descendants
- ? English: burlesque
Further reading
- “burlesque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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