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Chip :: Chip (n.) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously..

Profane :: Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious..

Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

But :: But (v. t.) A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company..

Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.

Shrimp :: Shrimp (v.) Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt..

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

Beggarly :: Beggarly (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible..

Outfling :: Outfling (n.) A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

Saucy :: Saucy (superl.) Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow..

Hooker :: Hooker (n.) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

Fudge :: Fudge (n.) A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.

Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly..

Cynicism :: Cynicism (n.) The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions..

Affront :: Affront (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.

Clan :: Clan (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously..

Volow :: Volow (v. t.) To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers.

Mockery :: Mockery (n.) The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance..

Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..

Askew :: Askew (adv. & a.) Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry..

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