לֵיצָנוּתָא, Targ. Koh. II, 2. Ib. VII, 4.—Meg. 25ᵇ; Snh. 63ᵇ כל ל׳ … בר מל׳ דע"א all sneering is forbidden except the ridiculing of idols (by perverting their names).—Ab. Zar. 44ᵃ (phonetic etymol. of מ̇פ̇ל̇צ̇ת, II Chr. XV, 16) דהוה מ̇פ̇ל̇יא ל̇יצ̇' for it (the worship of that idol) carried lasciviousness to an extreme. Pes. 112ᵇ, v. לֵיצָנָא