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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

drunk-mocking

English answer:

I would keep "Drunk"

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2020-07-20 22:55:06 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 17, 2020 13:04
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English term

drunk-mocking

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters drunk-mocking
I do enjoy drunk-mocking strangers at parties.

Can I put like "judging people at night club or places like that." or "Drunk" should be included?

Thanks in advance,
Responses
3 +5 I would keep "Drunk"
3 -1 mocking/making fun of drunk people

Discussion

S.J (asker) Jul 20, 2020:
Thank you all.
Teangacha (X) Jul 19, 2020:
@ Tony All I can say is, if this answer doesn't get closure soon, we will all be in need of a drink!!! : ))))
Tony M Jul 19, 2020:
@ Teangacha Oh, I don't think it's anything so formal and organized as having a "set plan" — it's just a load of drunk guys standing around taking the p*** out of the strangers around them.
'mocking when drunk'
Teangacha (X) Jul 19, 2020:
@ Tony But if they are all actually drunk, would they have the clarity of mind to make and keep a set plan of mocking sober people?

Anyway, nothing to lose sleep about. Whatever the asker decides. Either could be right and your idea has all the agrees. : )
Tony M Jul 19, 2020:
@ Asker OK, so now you have given us some vital extra context!

So if they are all drunk together, then yes, they are probably mocking other people (who may not be drunk) — that's the way round I read it.
Teangacha (X) Jul 19, 2020:
@ Asker I think they are mocking people who are drunk, as per my answer, but I got no agrees and 6 people agree with Paulo (that's including my one disagree).
If the majority rules, then you have your answer.
S.J (asker) Jul 19, 2020:
But they are drunk-mocking between themselves, I mean they choose random person in a bar or party and start guessing what he is doing in his life and what he is doing there.
Tony M Jul 19, 2020:
@ Asker In my view, they are (or pretend to be) drunk in order to get away with mocking people in a way they could not do if they were sober. People "forgive" them because they are (supposedly) drunk and don't know (or mean) what they are saying. Look how often people will say "Sorry for what I said last night — I was drunk!" But of course, sometimes the drink lowers their inhibitions (or they can pretend it has!) so they may say things that they are actually thinking, but wouldn't dare say. You know that old expression "in vino veritas"? Latin, loosely translated as "people tend to say what the really think when they're drunk". Of course, in the 'mocking' part, one might also read the idea that other people present might secretly agree with them!
Drunk man to lady: "You're far too fat to wear a short, tight skirt like that!"
Everyone else in room: [embarrassed realization that they were thinking the same]
S.J (asker) Jul 19, 2020:
They mock drunk people or they are drunk?

Responses

+5
9 mins
Selected

I would keep "Drunk"

I would keep drunk simply because drunk-mocking refers a particular style/tone of mocking
Peer comment(s):
agree Amir Akbarpour Reihani
15 mins
agree Karina Zidan (X)
18 mins
agree Tony M
7 hrs
agree Catharine Cellier-Smart : I think it's important to keep drunk because IMO if you're drunk-mocking someone you're doing something that you probably wouldn't do if you're sober. I can understand the asker's reticence to mention alcohol, but I feel it's necessary to keep it here.
16 hrs
agree Phyllis Ang : Agree. The word 'drunk' should stay. It is a key word which explains the person's actions, like Catharine wrote.
23 hrs
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2 hrs

mocking/making fun of drunk people

'I like to mock/make fun of drunk strangers at parties.'

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https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-04-01-watch-limpopo...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_Mocking_Noah

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jan/...




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When I put 'drunk mocking' in google search, these are what I get.

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https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/the-7-kinds-drun...

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All 7 were actually drunk.

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Maybe it is a cultural thing, but I have never heard of anyone who enjoys going to a party, so they can pretend to be drunk in order to mock others. A person like that wouldn't be invited to many parties, in my opinion.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : I don't think that's what it actually means; I believe in fact it means mocking people when you are drunk (or pretending to be), so you can get away with saying things you wouldn't be able to get away with if people believed you were sober.
5 hrs
Never met an Irish person who would go to the bother of pretending!!! : )
disagree Daryo : from ALL the samples I could find so far on the Web, it's the one that does the mocking that is drunk, NOT the targets of the mockery. Do you have any proofs to the contrary?
5 hrs
Hi Daryo, I've added some examples. Can you share your own, please. I'm interested, as I could find none.
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