Not all Australians make fun of Adelaide. Those who do mock the city are people who lack understanding of classical culture. They are expecting vivid and exciting night life, but Adelaide is more "refined" than that. Adelaide is a cultural centre in the midst of Australia's driest state; an anomaly in a largely arid region.
To mock means 'to make fun of' and "Mock" is used to mean practice or pretend, as in "Mock Exams", a "Mock Debate", a "Mock Trial", things students could do in a school in preparation, perhaps, for the real thing.
tease (make fun of, laugh at, make mock of, make a joke of)
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Jeer means to tease or make fun of (someone or an animal)
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mock, make fun of, say boo, jeer is no good word.
To deride means to make fun of, mock, insult, or ridicule someone.
mock hunt means a way of hunting in which acting like mock,and create voices like hue,haw etc. during this hunting they make fun and play in uncivilized way and not showing any manners.
"Mapanudyo" is a Filipino word that means "to mock" or "to make fun of" someone in a teasing or playful manner.
Deserves to be mocked, or made fun of.
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