jeer

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English

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Etymology 1

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From earlier gyr, probably from Dutch gieren (to roar with laughter, laugh loudly) (related to German gieren (to gape, snap)); or from Dutch gekscheren (to jeer, literally to shear the fool), from gek (a fool) (see geck) + scheren (to shear) (see shear (verb)). The OED states no verifiable connection to English cheer.

Noun

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jeer (plural jeers)

  1. A mocking remark or reflection.
    Synonyms: scoff, taunt, flout, jibe, mockery
    • 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Fable of Midas, in The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol XII, Sir Walter Scott, ed., Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1824, pages 302-5,
      Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
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Verb

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jeer (third-person singular simple present jeers, present participle jeering, simple past and past participle jeered)

  1. (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. [], London: [] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 21:
      But when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake.
    • 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.
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Etymology 2

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Compare gear.

Noun

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jeer (plural jeers)

  1. (nautical) A gear; a tackle.
  2. (nautical, in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
    • 1984, James Lees, The masting and rigging of English ships of war, 1625-1860, page 65:
      In the nineteenth century, 1811 to be exact, the jeers were unrove after the yard was slung, the weight of the yard being borne by chain slings. The jeers used then were a treble block lashed to the mast head through a hole in the center of the top
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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dír (due, fit, proper).

Adverb

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jeer

  1. indeed, verily, truly, actually
    Jeer cha nel!
    Indeed it is not!
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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
jeer yeer n'yeer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Semai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟur ~ *ɟuur ~ *ɟuər ~ *ɟir ~ *ɟiər (to descend). Cognate with Central Mnong jư̆r, Khmu cùːr, Pear cer, Proto-Palaungic *ɟuːr.

Verb

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jeer[1]

  1. to fall

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References

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  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Somali

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Etymology

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Cognate with Jiiddu jiiri.[1]

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Noun

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jeer ?

  1. hippopotamus
    Jeertu way jeclayd dhexqaadka dhoobaada.
    The hippopotamus loved wallowing.

References

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  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN