mock
An imitation, usually of lesser qualityAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Meaning
3 sensesAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Nachahmung, Imitation
подде́лкаpoddélka
Mockery; the act of mocking.
Parodie, Veralberung
насме́шкаnasméška, паро́дияparódija
the act of mocking or ridiculing
A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
Prototyp
прототипprototip, мок-объектmok-obʺjekt
Examples
172 sentencesAre you mocking me?
Знущаєшся? — Oheto
It sounded like Tom was mocking you.
It sounded as if Tom was mocking you.
I'm sorry if it sounded like I was mocking you.
I'm sorry if it sounded as if I was mocking you.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from MidFrom Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”).
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