Mock
/mɒk/noun
To ridicule or make fun of someone or something.
Did you know?English mock likely came through Old French from a Germanic source meaning “to deride” or “to scorn,” and its meaning has stayed close to the ancient act of public humiliation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*muk- / *mok-
“A base associated with derision or contempt”
Old French
OF
moquer
“To mock, scoff at, or deride”
Middle English
ME
mokken
“To jeer at, ridicule”
Modern English
EN
mock
“To ridicule, imitate, or make a false copy of”