■ verb
1》 tease scornfully; ridicule.
↘mimic contemptuously.
2》 ( ~ something up ) make a replica or imitation of something.
■ adjective
1》 not authentic or real.
2》 (of an examination, battle, etc.) undertaken for training or practice.
■ noun
1》 ( ~s ) Brit. informal ~ examinations.
2》 dated an object of derision.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. mocquer 'deride'.