Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Mockery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Mockery.

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  • noun obsolete mockery

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Examples

  • These are “unwholesome” positions to the WSJ, if one thinks being made whole always refers to money, positions that render Salinger not just a worthy, but necessary, target for mockage, ideologically speaking.

    Gratuitous 2010

  • Writers Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have critic mockage down to an art form.

    Strange Brewings! p_n_elrod 2009

  • It came up in the meeting, there was comments on still no answer yet, and I thought it seemed logical to ask, however there was reasonable amounts of well meaning mockage - i just felt that if i was going to be laughed at, i'd investigate a little ...

    January 19th, 2007 mynxii 2007

  • Thank you to all of you that I spend my Friday nights with, I love it, all the laughs, joy and even the mockage.

    November 24th, 2006 mynxii 2006

  • Mind you, intolerance and batshittery are fair game for mockage, including the shite produced by Pagans.

    Genesis 30 2004

  • The Gentlemen imagined at the first apprehension, that this was spoken in mockage of them; but when they better perceived that her words tended to solenme earnest, they made answer, That they were all hartily ready to doe them any service.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The Porter being gone to the house, delivered his message to the knight, who being a man of no great civill breeding, but furious, rash, and inconsiderate: presently conceived, that Blondello (whom he knew well enough) sent this message in meere mockage of him, and starting up with fiery lookes, said: What enrubination of Claret should I send him? and what have I to do with him, or his drunken friends?

    The Decameron 2004

  • Signior Ansaldo displeased, because thou makest a mockage of him; will do some such violent wrong to us, as we shal be never able to recover.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Seneschal, but in mockage ye shall be called La Cote Male Taile, that is as much to say, the evil-shapen coat It is a great thing that thou askest, said the king; and for what cause wearest thou that rich coat? tell me, for I can well think for some cause it is.

    Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

  • James Raueleson aforesaid building a house, set vpon the round of his fourth stayre, the three crowned Diademe of Peter carued of tree, which the Cardinal tooke as done in mockage of his Cardinals hat, and this procured no fauor to the said James at their handes.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

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