Word: jeers
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...eerie legends of Egyptian mythology with the religious teachings of the Hebrews. He pondered upon the comparative meaning of sin. Sin for the Egyptians was not conscious wrongdoing, but more akin to a want of foresight. "It meant folly, it meant clumsy dealing with God, it was something to jeer at. Whereas wisdom meant foresight and care for the future...
...fabulous spectacle, but he does not take his work too seriously. The tale pokes fun at itself and slyly cuckolds the Hays office. In Nights there is a tubby old boy who claims to have been "the Bag of Bagdad." There is an Aladdin (John Qualen) whose companions jeer: "You've told that lamp story so often you believe it yourself." There is a Sinbad (Shemp Howard) whose refrain is: "This calls to mind an experience I once had as a sailor." And there is a harem which does bumps and grinds and makes the standard Hollywood harem look...
...after dodging a Nazi tank column in Flanders: "I am damned if I'll let the Germans capture me. I am willing to face out the matter of death, but I certainly do not intend to be paraded down Unter den Linden for the Germans to jeer...
...jade, as men well know. Her changeableness, as exemplified in women's styles, is mighty exasperating, but she usually succeeds in catching the male eye. Of late, with the return of corsets that made the female figure recognizable from any angle, Spectator Man has found little to jeer at, much to applaud. But by last week, Fashion's winsome mood seemed to be changing again, and men were bracing themselves for the usual series of nasty little jolts...
...jeer you recklessly invite...