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derision

Postby Bailey » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:33 pm

de·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

Postby gailr » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:18 pm

mark the-chimp-is-an-object-of-derision Bailey
Sadly true, but not the chimp on this board. :wink:


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