fleer
Meanings
Plural: fleers
Noun
- someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
- contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
- Mockery; derision.
- One who flees.
Verb
- to smirk contemptuously
- To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
- To grin with an air of civility; to leer.
Origin / Etymology
Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire (“to giggle”), Jutish Danish flire.
Synonyms
badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack, deride, fleer, fligger, flite, fugitive, geck, gibe, heckle, hound, jeer, mock, nip, outlaugh, poke borack, ridicule, runaway, scoff, sneer, taunt, twit
Scrabble Score: 8
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