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guasa

guasa

9.9
Speech or actions that make fun of someone to make them feel bad
  • noun
  • Offensive
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  • The comedian's guasa was sharp, making the audience laugh at every joke.

Examples

  • His constant guasa about my haircut is getting old.

  • He responded to criticism with guasa, turning the situation into a lighthearted exchange.

  • Her friends used guasa to tease her about her new haircut, but she took it in good humor.

  • Don't take her guasa too seriously!

  • The comedian's guasa was sharp, making the audience laugh at every joke.

  • Her friends used guasa to tease her about her new haircut, but she took it in good humor.

  • He responded to criticism with guasa, turning the situation into a lighthearted exchange.

Synonyms

mockery
vsguasa
66 4.9

Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh

is aimed at belittling someone rather than only satirizing them
mock
vsguasa
  • Offensive
27 5.5

An act of making fun of someone to show dislike

is expressed in speech or behaviour with the goal of belittling
derision
vsguasa
  • Offensive
17 7.9

Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them

focuses more on making fun and belittling than on pure contempt
mocking
vsguasa
2 4.5

Making fun of someone to show you do not respect them

is spoken or acted to belittle rather than merely to be sarcastic
slagging
vsguasa
  • Offensive
1 8.2

Teasing or insulting someone, often in a friendly way

tends to be more meant to belittle rather than friendly teasing

How Mocking

derision
  • Offensive
17 7.9
ridicule
  • Offensive
53 4.8
guasa
  • Offensive
9.9
taunt
  • Offensive
19 5.4
teasing
2.7

Surface Forms

guasa singular
guasas plural

Etymology

Guasa is a Spanish word often linked to older words about fun, such as gozar, 'to enjoy'. That's why guasa can also mean teasing or mockery — joking that makes someone feel laughed at.