Mocking

a.

1.

Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive. Mocking thrush (Zool.) any species of the genus Harporhynchus, as the brown thrush (Harporhynchus rufus). Mocking wren (Zool.) any American wren of the genus Thryothorus, esp. Thryothorus Ludovicianus.

Adj.	1.	mocking - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting
	2.	mocking - playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell Synonyms: quizzical, teasing

adoption, appropriation, assumption, bantering, booing, borrowed plumes, catcalling, chaffing, copying, derisive, derisory, derivation, deriving, fleering, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, imitation, infringement, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, panning, pasticcio, pastiche, pirating, plagiarism, plagiary, quizzical, ragging, railing, rallying, razzing, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, simulation, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, taking, taunting, teasing, twitting