mock

English

Alternative forms

• mocque (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”).

Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).

Noun

mock (plural mocks)

1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality. quotations ▼
2. Mockery; the act of mocking. quotations ▼
3. A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.

He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.

4. (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing. quotations ▼

Derived terms

• bemock
• mock azalea
• mock bishopweed
• mock buckthorn
• mock cherry
• mock cobra
• mock cream
• mock cucumber
• mock dandelion
• mock election
• mock exam
• mock execution
• mock fish
• mock goldenweed
• mock heather
• mock lead
• mock meat
• mock nightingale
• mock object
• mock olive
• mock orange
• mock-orange
• mock parsley
• mock pear
• mock privet
• mock silver
• mocksome
• mock strawberry
• mock sun
• mock trumpet
• mock-turtle
• mock turtle soup
• mockumentary
• mock up
• mock vervain
• mock viper