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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heckle |
| Synonyms: | banter, comeback, contemn, deride, dig*, fleer, flout, gibe, hector, hoot, jab, jest, laugh at, make a crack, mock, poke fun, put down, put on, quip, ridicule, scoff, sneer, snipe, taunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catcall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heckle |
| Synonyms: | Bronx cheer, boo, derision, gibe, hiss, hoot, jeer, raspberry, shout, whistle |
| Main Entry: | chaff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | banter, deride, fun, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, scoff, taunt, tease |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult |
| Synonyms: | crack, cut, cutting remark, gibe, innuendo, jeer, quip, slur, sneer, taunt, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put out of one's mind |
| Synonyms: | banish, contemn, deride, despise, discard, disdain, dispel, disregard, drop, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, kiss off, laugh away, lay aside, mock, pooh-pooh, rally, reject, relegate, repudiate, repulse, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, set aside, shelve, spurn, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | accept, welcome |
| Main Entry: | flout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show contempt for |
| Synonyms: | affront, defy, deride, disregard, gibe, gird, insult, jeer, laugh at, mock, outrage, quip, repudiate, ridicule, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, thumb nose at |
| Notes: | one flaunts (makes much of) something of one's own (wealth, good looks, education) while one flouts (disregards or violates) something outside oneself (convention, law, regulation); to flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard with smugness |
| Antonyms: | honor, respect |
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule |
| Synonyms: | comeback, cutting remark, derision, dig*, dump*, jab, jeer, joke, mockery, parting shot, put-down, rank-out, sarcasm, scoffing, slam*, sneer, swipe, taunt |
| Notes: | a gibe is an aggressive or derisive remark intended to have a telling effect; a jib is any triangular fore-and-aft sail |
| Antonyms: | commendation, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
| Synonyms: | deride, dis, disrespect, flout, jeer, make fun of, mock, poke fun at, scoff, scorn, sneer, taunt |
| Notes: | a gibe is an aggressive or derisive remark intended to have a telling effect; a jib is any triangular fore-and-aft sail |
| Antonyms: | admire, commend, laud, praise |
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