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taunt

noun

he would play truant rather than face the taunts of his classmates:

jeer, gibe, sneer, insult, barb, catcall, brickbat, scoff, slap in the face;

(taunts) teasing, taunting, provocation, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery, sarcasm;

informal dig, put-down;

Cricket, informal sledge.

verb

the crowd taunted him about his marriage split:

jeer at, gibe at, sneer at, scoff at, poke fun at, make fun of, get at, insult, tease, chaff, torment, provoke, goad, ridicule, deride, mock, heckle;

North American ride;

informal rib, needle, put down, hassle, rag, guy;

Cricket, informal sledge;

dated make sport of.

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