“mockest” is a form of
mock
UK /mɒk/ · US /mɑk/ noun, verb, adjective, proper noun
Forms mocks mocking mocked mocque
- noun An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
- noun Mockery; the act of mocking.
- noun (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
- verb To mimic, to simulate.
- verb (rare) To create an artistic representation of.
- verb To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- verb To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of. “The wind is mocking my efforts to light a fire!”
- verb (software engineering, transitive) To create a mockup or prototype of.
- adjective Imitation, not genuine; fake. “mock leather”
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
befool chaff disparage forgab frump gleek jape jeer jibe josh kid lampoon mimic needle niggle razz rib roast satirize scoff bemock
Etymology
From 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”).
Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).
* As an English surname, related to Old English muga (“stack of hay”), or alternatively from the verb mock.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Maag. Also from a derivative of the source of "heap" above; compare German Low German Muck.
* As a Dutch surname, from Middle Dutch mocke (“wanton woman, slut”) and perhaps West Flemish mokke (“fat child”), also related to the sense of heap above.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
- verb To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
- verb To make sport contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.
- noun An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Etymology [F. moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken to mumble, G. mucken, OSw. mucka.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “mock”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details