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Cockney :: Cockney (n.) A native or resident of the city of London; -- used contemptuously.

Say :: Say (n.) Essay; trial; attempt.

Reproach :: Reproach (v.) The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach..

Flirt :: Flirt (v. i.) To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe..

Prune :: Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.

Jacquerie :: "Jacquerie (n.) The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants..

Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense..

Opposition :: Opposition (n.) The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance..

Poltroon :: Poltroon (a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.

Deprisure :: Deprisure (n.) Low estimation; disesteem; contempt.

Profane :: Profane (a.) To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God..

Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.

Jump :: Jump (n.) An effort; an attempt; a venture.

Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.

Compounder :: Compounder (n.) One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish, ends by compromises..

Upbraid :: Upbraid (v. t.) To treat with contempt.

Mahound :: Mahound (n.) A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil..

Hang-by :: Hang-by (n.) A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt.

Prittle-prattle :: Prittle-prattle (n.) Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt or ridicule.

Proctorage :: Proctorage (n.) Management by a proctor, or as by a proctor; hence, control; superintendence; -- in contempt..

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