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[Betty Hamilton <bhamilt@tenet.edu>]

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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--fleer

fleer [imp. & p. p. Fleered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleering.] [OE. flerien;
   cf. Scot.  fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing,
   MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in
   contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe;
   as, to fleer and flout.

2. To grin with an air of civility.

fleer v. t. To mock; to flout at.

fle.er n. One who flees.

   William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing: Scene I. Before Leonato's
   House., Great Works of Literature,  1 Jan 1992.
   "Leon. Tush, tush, man! never fleer and jest at me:"


This week's theme: laugh words.

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