MOCK-HEROIC


Meaning of MOCK-HEROIC in English

I. ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik, ˌmȯk- adjective

Date: circa 1712

: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action

a mock-heroic poem

• mock-he·ro·ical·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb

II. noun

Date: 1728

: a mock-heroic composition — called also mock-epic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.