| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An object of amusement or laughter: butt3, jest, joke, laughingstock. See RESPECT. 2. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, parody, sham, travesty. See RESPECT, SAME. 3. Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter: derision, ridicule. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT.
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