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jeer

UK/ˈd͡ʒiə/ US/d͡ʒɪə/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

laugh at with contempt and derision

  • “The crowd jeered at the speaker”
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noun

1.

Origin

From earlier gyr, probably from Dutch gieren (“to roar with laughter, laugh loudly”) (related to German gieren (“to gape, snap”)); or from Dutch gekscheren (“to jeer”, literally “to shear the fool”), from gek (“a fool”) (see geck) + scheren (“to shear”) (see shear (verb)). The OED states no verifiable connection to English cheer.

Phrases

  • jeer capstan

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