Mock and Play

Mock

Mock verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.

Usage example: mocked the bully's swaggering walk behind his back

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Play and mock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead the word "Mock" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: mockery, mocking, mocked, mocker, mockingly

Play verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.

Usage example: stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank

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Mock and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mock" instead the word "Play" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

character	mock character	play character
man	mock man	play man
guy	mock guy	play guy
style	mock style	play style
Other words: god, time, way, characters, game, song, jokes, games.

Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some Homoerotic Subtext, but that's by no means necessary.

Source: Heterosexual Life-Partners
When Helga tries to play with the boys instead, they mock her for being ugly and unfeminine.

Source: Vanity Is Feminine
Sugar Ray's "New Direction" is a deliberate parody - a short mock-Death Metal song with lyrics like "Don't play ball in the house / Don't play with scissors / Be nice to cops".

Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Rock

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