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jeery en · ADJ

Etymology

From jeer + -y.

Meanings

1. Jeering.
   • I couldn't hear what they were saying, but they were laughing and shouting in such a jeery sort of way that I wanted to hide. 2015, Chloe Bennet, Boywatching:
   • “I not ^([sic]) going in there,” I protested, eliciting jeery laughter from the crowd. 2008, Jerry Rannow, This One'll Killya, page 124:

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