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   pillory

   /ˈpɪl(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.

   verb

   • 1. put (someone) in a pillory. historical
   • 2. attack or ridicule publicly: "he found himself pilloried by members of his own party" Similar attackcriticizecensurecondemndenigratefind fault withgive a bad press tolambastflaysavagebrandstigmatizecast a slur ondenounceinformal:knockslampanbashtake to piecestake apartcrucifymonsterhammerlay intoslag offroastskewerrubbishslatepummelbagarchaic:slashrare:excoriateridiculejeer atsneer atderideshow uphold up to shamemockhold up to ridiculeheap scorn ontreat with contemptscornmake fun ofpoke fun atlaugh atmake jokes aboutscoff atbe sarcastic aboutteasetauntragchaffjibe attwitinformal:kidribjoshwind uptake the mickey out ofmake a monkey ofgoof onrag onrazzpull someone's chainchiackpoke mullock atsling off atvulgar slang:take the piss (out of)archaic:quizflout (at)

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pilori, probably from Provençal espilori (associated by some with a Catalan word meaning ‘peephole’, of uncertain origin).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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