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What (who) is taunt$81809$ - definition
BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHER (1842-1922)
Henry William Taunt; Henry W. Taunt; Taunt, Henry
![1909 Taunt photograph of New Quad, [[Brasenose College, Oxford]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Photograph of New Quad, Brasenose College, Oxford in 1900.jpg?width=200 "1909 Taunt photograph of New Quad, [[Brasenose College, Oxford]]")
![1905 Taunt photograph of [[St Giles' Fair]], Oxford. In 1907 Taunt published a booklet of the history of the fair.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Giles’ Fair, Oxford, 1905.jpg?width=200 "1905 Taunt photograph of [[St Giles' Fair]], Oxford. In 1907 Taunt published a booklet of the history of the fair.")
taunt
A BATTLE CRY, SARCASTIC REMARK, GESTURE, OR INSULT INTENDED TO DEMORALIZE THE RECIPIENT, OR TO ANGER THEM AND ENCOURAGE REACTIONARY BEHAVIORS WITHOUT THINKING
Taunts; Taunt
¦ noun a jeering or mocking remark made in order to wound or provoke.
¦ verb provoke or wound with taunts.
Derivatives
taunter noun
taunting adjective
tauntingly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. tant pour tant 'like for like, tit for tat', from tant 'so much', from L. tantus.
taunt
A BATTLE CRY, SARCASTIC REMARK, GESTURE, OR INSULT INTENDED TO DEMORALIZE THE RECIPIENT, OR TO ANGER THEM AND ENCOURAGE REACTIONARY BEHAVIORS WITHOUT THINKING
Taunts; Taunt
I. v. a.
Mock, flout, chaff, ridicule, revile, reproach, upbraid, censure, deride, jeer, twit, scoff at, sneer at, rail at, make game of, make fun of, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with.
II. n.
Ridicule, derision, scoff, censure, reproach, insult, jeer, gibe, quip, quirk, caustic remark.
Taunting
A BATTLE CRY, SARCASTIC REMARK, GESTURE, OR INSULT INTENDED TO DEMORALIZE THE RECIPIENT, OR TO ANGER THEM AND ENCOURAGE REACTIONARY BEHAVIORS WITHOUT THINKING
Taunts; Taunt
A taunt is a battle cry, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking. Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital (i.
Wikipedia
Henry Taunt
Henry William Taunt (1842–1922) was a professional photographer, author, publisher and entertainer based in Oxford, England.
