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单词 mock-sign
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mock-signn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mock v., mock n.1, sign n.
Etymology: < mock v. or mock n.1 + sign n.
Obsolete. rare.
A gesture of contempt or derision.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > making derisive gesture > a derisive gesture
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mock-sign1659
snook1791
nose-thumb1963
1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §i, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) To make mock-signs with the fingers; Far’ la castagna, ò la fica cioè.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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