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Mockery is a form of mocking derision.
Mockery may also refer to:
- Mockery (1912 film), an American short silent film
- Mockery (1927 film), an American film about the Russian Revolution
Mockery is a form of mocking derision.
Mockery may also refer to:
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A trial is the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court.
Amplification or Amplified or Amplify may refer to:
Alternating caps, also known as studly caps or sticky caps, is a form of text notation in which the capitalization of letters varies by some pattern, or arbitrarily, such as "aLtErNaTiNg cApS", "sTuDlY cApS" or "sTiCKycApS".
Mock orange or mock-orange typically refers to Philadelphus, a mostly Holarctic genus of shrubs, particularly the species Philadelphus coronarius, which is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Stub or Stubb may refer to:
A mockingbird is a bird known for its mimicking habits.
Guilty or The Guilty may refer to:
Taking the piss is a colloquial term meaning to mock at the expense of others, or to be joking, without the element of offence. It is also sometimes phrased as a question, 'are they taking the piss?', when referring to an individual who takes above and beyond what is thought acceptable, similar to the expression, 'give them an inch and they take a mile. It is a shortening of the idiom taking the piss out of, which is an expression meaning to mock, tease, joke, ridicule, or scoff. It is not to be confused with "taking a piss", which refers to the act of urinating. Taking the Mickey, taking the Mick or taking the Michael are additional terms for making fun of someone. These terms are most often used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Good Enough may refer to:
Mock is an imitation, usually of lesser quality
Free ride, freeride, or freeriding may refer to:
"My Old Kentucky Home" is a song by Stephen Foster.
Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:
The mocking of Jesus occurred several times, after his trial and before his crucifixion according to the canonical gospels of the New Testament. It is considered part of Jesus' passion.
Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature, purporting to engage in imitation in a way that highlights unflattering characteristics. Mockery can be done in a lighthearted and gentle way, but can also be cruel and hateful, such that it "conjures images of corrosion, deliberate degradation, even subversion; thus, 'to laugh at in contempt, to make sport of' (OED)". Mockery appears to be unique to humans, and serves a number of psychological functions, such as reducing the perceived imbalance of power between authority figures and common people. Examples of mockery can be found in literature and the arts.
The first Reason Rally was a public gathering for secularism and religious skepticism held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012. The rally was sponsored by major atheistic and secular organizations of the United States and was regarded as a "Woodstock for atheists and skeptics". A second Reason Rally was held June 4, 2016 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Ridicule may refer to:
In the terminology of linguistic anthropology, linguistic racism is the use of language resources for discrimination. The most evident manifestation of this kind of racism are racial slurs, however there are covert forms of it.