See forgab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "razz"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "rib"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"figuratively"
],
"word": "roast"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "satirize"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "scoff"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "scorn"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "slag"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "tease"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "twit"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"US",
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "bust on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"euphemistic",
"humorous",
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "extract the urine"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "clown around"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "make a fool of"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "make fun of"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "make sport of"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"word": "poke fun at"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mock",
"tags": [
"Commonwealth",
"idiomatic",
"slang",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "take the piss"
}
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "forgab"
}
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