Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
A false or hypocritical profession
An unsupported claim made or implied.