mock-heroic

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noun

mock-he·​ro·​ic ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-ik 

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

ˌmäk-hi-ˈrō-i-k(ə-)lē 

ˌmȯk-

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1668, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1708, in the meaning defined above