NOUN | communication | mockery, jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing | showing your contempt / contempt by derision |
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communication | mockery, parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | |
act | mockery, parody, takeoff | humorous or satirical mimicry |
Sounds | maa'keriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | showing your contempt / contempt by derision. | |
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Synonyms | jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing | |
Broader | derision | contemptuous laughter |
Spanish | befa, burla, burlería, mofa, rechifla | |
Catalan | burla, escarniment, escarni, escarn | |
Verbs | mock | treat with contempt |
Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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Synonyms | parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | |
Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
Catalan | burla, paròdia |
Meaning | humorous or satirical mimicry. | |
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Synonyms | parody, takeoff | |
Broader | apery, mimicry | The act of mimicking |
Spanish | burla, imitación, parodia | |
Catalan | paròdia |
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