mark the-chimp-is-an-object-of-derision Baileyde·ri·sion(d-rzhn)
n.
1.
a. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
b. A state of being derided: The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.
2. An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.
[Middle English derisioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin drsi, drsin-, from Latin drsus, past participle of drdre, to deride; see deride.]
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Re: derision
Sadly true, but not the chimp on this board.mark the-chimp-is-an-object-of-derision Bailey
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