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3 letters

BOO
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

RIB
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

KID
Young goat

PAN
Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

4 letters

JOKE
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

LOUT
An awkward stupid person

RAZZ
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

BUZZ
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

JAPE
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

QUIZ
An examination consisting of a few short questions

SLAM
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

HATE
The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

DEFY
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

GRID
A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material

GIRD
Bind with something round or circular

JEST
Activity characterized by good humor

HISS
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

GIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

JEER
Showing your contempt by derision

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

TWIT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

5 letters

TAUNT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

FLOUT
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

KNOCK
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

SNEER
A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

HITAT

SCOFF
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

SCORN
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

SHAME
An unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

JOLLY
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

SPOOF
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

ROAST
Negative criticism

CHAFF
Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

FLEER
Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

6 letters

FORGET
Be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

BANTER
Light teasing repartee

PARODY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

HECKLE
A comb for separating flax fibers

DUMPON

HISSAT

HOOTAT

INSULT
A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

7 letters

DISMISS
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

SNEERAT

LAUGHAT
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

DESPISE
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

DISDAIN
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

DISLIKE
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

PUTDOWN
Make a record of; set down in permanent form

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

CONTEMN
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"

MAKEFUN
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

SCOFFAT

DETRACT
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"

8 letters

POOHPOOH

TRAVESTY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

BELITTLE
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

SATIRISE
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

RIDICULE
The act of deriding or treating with contempt

DISGRACE
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

9 letters

POKEFUNAT

DISPARAGE
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

CRITICIZE
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

CHALLENGE
A demand by a sentry for a password or identification

MAKEFUNOF

10 letters

DEPRECIATE
Lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

LOOKDOWNON
Regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"

12 letters

LAUGHTOSCORN

13 letters

THUMBONESNOSE