1. Noun
An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
2. Noun
Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision.
3. Noun
Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
4. Verb
To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.
5. Adjective
Ridiculous.
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