Mocking vs Cocking - What's the difference?
mocking | cocking |
(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
* 1792 , The European Magazine, and London Review (volume 21, page 313)
(vulgar) offensive or worthless
* 2000 , Neil Kurtzman, Doing Nothing (page 180)
As verbs the difference between mocking and cocking
is that mocking is while cocking is .As nouns the difference between mocking and cocking
is that mocking is action of the verb to mock while cocking is (archaic) the hunting of gamecocks.As adjectives the difference between mocking and cocking
is that mocking is derisive or contemptuous while cocking is (vulgar) offensive or worthless.cocking
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races
Derived terms
* cocker, cocker spanielAdjective
(-)- "Son of a cocking bastard."