Bemocking

/bɪˈmɑkɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of bemock; the action of ridiculing or making fun of thoroughly.

Etymology

From 'bemock' with the '-ing' suffix.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance literature used 'bemocking' to describe not just teasing but orchestrated, often cruel public humiliation—the word had real social and psychological weight in those contexts.

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