mocking

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The former “Cosby Show” actor became the subject of viral job-shaming, with critics mocking him for working retail decades after his television success.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

When you can make more money mocking tech sales bros than actually being one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The rapper said songs and videos mocking the sheriff’s officials who unsuccessfully raided his home were ‘their fault.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Though many of those “Chuck Norris Facts” were facetious and mocking, there were just as many that served as unironic celebrations of the man.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

And suddenly it was all there—the roomful of mocking men, the heaps of clothing, Betsie’s pain-blanched face.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom