irrision†; scoffing &c (disrespect) 929; mockery, quiz†, banter, irony,
persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage; quizzing &c v.; asteism†.
squib, satire, skit, quip, quib†, grin.
parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie†; farce &c (drama) 599;
caricature.
buffoonery &c (fun) 840; practical joke; horseplay.
scorn, contempt &c 930.
V. ridicule, deride, mock, taunt; snigger; laugh in one's sleeve; tease
[ridicule lightly], badinage, banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz,
roast; haze [U.S.]; tehee†; fleer†; show up.
play upon, play tricks upon; fool to the top of one's bent; laugh
at, grin at, smile at; poke fun at.
satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty.
turn into ridicule; make merry with; make fun of, make game of,
make a fool of, make an April fool of†; rally; scoff &c (disrespect)
929.
raise a laugh &c (amuse) 840; play the fool, make a fool of
oneself.
Adj. derisory, derisive; mock, mocking; sarcastic, ironic, ironical,
quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic†; scurrilous &c (disrespectful) 929.
Adv. in ridicule &c n..