jeer
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"This was a jeer from two so-called men to a child," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Many say they plan to jeer him or otherwise protest his presence.
From New York Times • May 25, 2024
D’Angelo Russell walked to the bench in the first quarter, goading the New Orleans crowd to jeer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
They continued to jeer at him, but he said nothing more.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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