veralbern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gig noun A single performance booking for a musician or entertainer.
- mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- prank noun A playful trick or joke played on someone, usually harmless.
- stultify verb To hold back progress or ideas and make them boring, usually through rigid routine.
Senses
veralbern is used for these senses in English:
- gig (transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
- mock To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
- prank (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
- pull someone's leg (idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
- stultify (transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to deprive of strength; to stupefy. [from early 19th c.]
gig — full definition
- noun A single performance booking for a musician or entertainer.
- noun Any job, especially short-term, freelance, or on-demand work.
- verb To perform live as a musician or entertainer.
mock — full definition
- verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
- adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.
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