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  • 61farce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. buffoonery, burlesque, travesty; mockery, fiasco. See wit, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Broad comedy] Syn. travesty, burlesque, low comedy, slapstick; see comedy , parody . 2. [Something absurd or… …

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  • 62ridicule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Derision Nouns 1. ridicule, derision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage. See contempt. 2. parody, burlesque, travesty, farce, caricature, camp; buffoonery,… …

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  • 63In sport — Sport Sport (sp[=o]rt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.] 1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. [1913 Webster] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. Prov. x. 23. [1913 Webster] Her sports were such as carried riches of… …

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  • 64Ridicule — Rid i*cule, n. [F. ridicule, L. ridiculum a jest, fr. ridiculus. See {Ridiculous}.] 1. An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter. [1913 Webster] [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his deficiencies made him the… …

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  • 65Sport — (sp[=o]rt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.] 1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. [1913 Webster] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. Prov. x. 23. [1913 Webster] Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon… …

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  • 66scoff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scof, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery Date: 14th century 1. an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt ; gibe 2. an object of scorn, mockery …

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  • 67Naguib Mahfouz — This article is about the Egyptian novelist. For the Egyptian doctor, see Naguib Pasha Mahfouz. Naguib Mahfouz نجيب محفوظ Born December 11, 1911(1911 12 11) Cairo, Egypt …

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  • 68A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) — On September 21, 1999,[1] New Line Cinema released the first box set containing the entire series, which includes interviews with cast and crew members as well as multiple commentaries.[2] A Nightma …

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  • 69Ching chong — This article is about the pejorative term. For the Hong Kong journalist, see Ching Cheong. Ching chong is a pejorative term sometimes employed by speakers of the English language to mock people of Chinese ancestry, or other Asians who may look… …

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  • 70Alon Mizrahi — Infobox Football biography playername= Alon Mizrahi fullname = dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1971|11|22 cityofbirth = Tel Aviv countryofbirth =Israel dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath = height = Height|m=1.78 position = Striker… …

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