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CIDE DICTIONARY
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asteism

CIDE DICTIONARY

asteismn. [Gr. refined and witty talk, fr. of the town, polite, witty, fr. city: cf. F. astéisme.].
     Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.  [1913 Webster]

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asteism

Ridicule

N ridicule, derision, sardonic smile, sardonic grin, irrision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage, quizzing, asteism, squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin, parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie, farce, caricature, buffoonery, practical joke, horseplay, scorn, contempt, derisory, derisive, mock, mocking, sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic, scurrilous, in ridicule.


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