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mock

Pronunciation: /mɒk/

The English word “mock” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
  2. Mockery; the act of mocking.
  3. A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.

verb

  1. To mimic, to simulate.
  2. To create an artistic representation of.
  3. To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
  4. To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
  5. To create a mockup or prototype of.

adjective

  1. Imitation, not genuine; fake.

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,…

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