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See also: Möck

English

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Etymology

From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mock (plural mocks)

  1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
    • a. 1649, Richard Crashaw, The Hymn:
      Is tortured thirst itself too sweet a cup?
      Gall, and more bitter mocks, shall make it up.
  2. Mockery; the act of mocking.
  3. Short for mock examination.
    He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam.
  4. (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing.
    • 2013, Jeff Langr, Modern C++ Programming with Test-Driven Development:
      You can, if you must, create a mock that derives from a concrete class. The problem is that the resulting class represents a mix of production and mocked behavior, a beast referred to as a partial mock.
    • 2020, Cătălin Tudose, JUnit in Action, 3rd edition, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139:
      Mocks replace the objects with which your methods under test collaborate, thus offering a layer of isolation.

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Verb

mock (third-person singular simple present mocks, present participle mocking, simple past and past participle mocked)

  1. To mimic, to simulate.
  2. (rare) To create an artistic representation of.
  4. To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
  5. To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
    The wind is mocking my efforts to light a fire!
  6. (software engineering, transitive) To create a mockup or prototype of.
    • 2016, Murat Yener, Onur Dundar, Expert Android Studio, page 233:
      They can also mock other integration points such as backend, database, or any other external resource.

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Adjective

mock (not comparable)

  1. Imitation, not genuine; fake.
    mock leather
    mock trial
    mock turtle-soup
    • 1776, United States Declaration of Independence:
      For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 195, about Gainford, Co. Durham:
      High Row curves from the mock-timbered Cross Keys Inn to the tall and sombre Gainford Hall, today a private farmhouse.

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Middle English

Noun

mock

  1. Alternative form of muk

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