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jeer

noun
/d͡ʒɪə/UK/d͡ʒɪɹ/US/ˈd͡ʒiə/

Etymology

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.

  1. borrowed from gekscheren — “to jeer”
  2. borrowed from gieren — “to roar with laughter, laugh loudly”

Definitions

  1. A mocking remark or reflection.

  2. To utter sarcastic or mocking comments

    To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

    • But when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake.
    • At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.

  3. To mock

    To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.

    • And if we cannot jeer them, we jeer ourselves.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A gear

      A gear; a tackle.

    2. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.

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