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Jeer has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

showing your contempt by derision

2

A mocking remark or reflection.

3

A gear; a tackle.

Verb
1

laugh at with contempt and derision

"The crowd jeered at the speaker"

2

To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
derision tease

Origin

The word "jeer" likely comes from the Dutch verb gieren, meaning "to roar with laughter," or alternatively from gekscheren, which literally translates to "to shear the fool." Despite these origins, there is no verified connection between this term and the English word "cheer."

Rhyming Words
eer geer meer peer xeer heer teer leer seer feer deer neer veer beer queer sweer bheer cheer greer sneer
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