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| booby prize |
an amusing prize given to ridicule one who performs worst in a contest or competition. |
| burlesque |
to ridicule by means of a burlesque. [1/5 definitions] |
| butt2 |
a person, group, or thing that is the target of ridicule or criticism. [1/5 definitions] |
| debacle |
a complete failure, often deserving ridicule; fiasco. [1/3 definitions] |
| debunk |
to expose or ridicule the falseness or exaggerations of (a claim, theory, or the like). |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| gibe |
to ridicule, taunt, or jeer at. [1/3 definitions] |
| ha ha |
used to express amusement, particularly when writing, or to mock or ridicule someone. |
| jape |
to ridicule or make fun of. [1/3 definitions] |
| lampoon |
an attack through ridicule, as in an essay, cartoon, or comedy; satire. [2 definitions] |
| laughing |
provoking or worthy of derision or ridicule; laughable. [1/3 definitions] |
| laughingstock |
one who is the object or butt of ridicule or jokes. |
| make fun of |
to make (a person or thing) the object of ridicule. |
| mimic |
to imitate in a derogatory or derisive manner; ridicule or mock. [1/8 definitions] |
| mock |
to express scorn or contempt for; ridicule; deride. [2/10 definitions] |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. [2/4 definitions] |
| parody |
to imitate in a humorous way, as in order to ridicule. [1/3 definitions] |
| pathetic |
miserably ineffective or inadequate; worthy of arousing scorn or ridicule. [1/2 definitions] |
| pillory |
in former times, a wooden structure that had holes for fastening the head and hands of someone who had violated the law and had been sentenced to public ridicule. [1/3 definitions] |
| raillery |
good-natured ridicule or a remark featuring such ridicule; teasing. |
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