mock-heroic

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noun

mock-he·​ro·​ic ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik How to pronounce mock-heroic (audio)
ˌmȯk-
: a mock-heroic composition

called also mock-epic

mock-heroic

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adjective

: ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action
a mock-heroic poem
mock-heroically adverb

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Noun
Poem 3 is playful: a mock-heroic eulogy for the sparrow, now dead, whom the poet blames for making his sweetheart’s eyes swollen and red—one of a very few references to Lesbia’s physical appearance. Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1668, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mock-heroic was circa 1668

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“Mock-heroic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-heroic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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