noun
jeer
Jeer (noun) means a mocking remark or reflection.
noun
1
A mocking remark or reflection.
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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.
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"jeer" (noun) means a mocking remark or reflection.