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jest(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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joke(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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laughingstock(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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laughter(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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left-handed compliment(noun, expression, wrong, slight, insult)
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mockery(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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object of ridicule(noun, expression, idiom, scorn, insult)
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obloquy(noun, hit, slight, abuse, shame)
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offense(noun, wrong, slight, insult, injury)
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outrage(noun, wrong, slight, shame, insult)
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parting shot(noun, expression, scorn, insult, disrespect)
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pilgarlic(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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put-down(noun, hit, slight, abuse, scorn)
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raillery(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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reproach(noun, shame, insult, disgrace, embarrassment)
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ridicule(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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satire(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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scoffing(noun, scorn, insult, disrespect, disdain)
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slam(noun, hit, slight, abuse, scorn)
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slap(noun, slight, scorn, shame, insult)
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