mock
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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That means that in the very near future, if not next season then the season after that, teams will be mocking New Orleans' goofy new nickname at their peril.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013