make fun of

make fun of
TEASE, poke fun at, chaff, rag; ridicule, mock, laugh at, taunt, jeer at, scoff at, deride; parody, lampoon, caricature, satirize; informal take the mickey out of, rib, kid, have on, pull someone's leg, send up; Brit. informal wind up; N. Amer. informal goof on, rag on, razz.
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phrasal
: to make an object of amusement or laughter : ridicule, mock

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make fun of or poke fun at
To ridicule
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Main Entry: ↑fun

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make fun of poke fun at phrase
to make jokes about someone or something in an unkind way

The other children made fun of her because she was always so serious.

Thesaurus: mocking and mockeryhyponym to tell a joke or jokessynonym
Main entry: fun

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(or poke fun at) tease, laugh at, or joke about (someone) in a mocking or unkind way

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make fun of
: to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way

The other kids were making fun of me.

They made fun of the way he talked.

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Main Entry: ↑fun

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • make\ fun\ of — • make fun of • poke fun at v. phr. informal To joke about; laugh at; tease; mock. Men like to make fun of the trimmings on women s hats. James poked fun at the new pupil because her speech was not like the other pupils …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make fun of — or poke fun at to make jokes about someone or something in an unkind way The other children made fun of her because she was always so serious …   English dictionary

  • make fun of — (someone/something) to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way. At first the kids made fun of her because she spoke with a Dutch accent …   New idioms dictionary

  • make fun of — ► make fun of tease or laugh at in a mocking way. Main Entry: ↑fun …   English terms dictionary

  • make fun of — index disparage, jape, jeer, mock (deride), pillory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make fun of — Synonyms and related words: be merry with, crack a joke, crack wise, deride, fleer at, fun, gibe at, grin at, hold in derision, jape, jest, joke, josh, kid, kid around, laugh at, laugh to scorn, make a funny, make fun, make game of, make merry… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • make fun of — or[poke fun at] {v. phr.}, {informal} To joke about; laugh at; tease; mock. * /Men like to make fun of the trimmings on women s hats./ * /James poked fun at the new pupil because her speech was not like the other pupils./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make fun of — or[poke fun at] {v. phr.}, {informal} To joke about; laugh at; tease; mock. * /Men like to make fun of the trimmings on women s hats./ * /James poked fun at the new pupil because her speech was not like the other pupils./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make fun of somebody — make ˈfun of sb/sth idiom to laugh at sb/sth or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way • It s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. Main entry: ↑funidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make fun of something — make ˈfun of sb/sth idiom to laugh at sb/sth or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way • It s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. Main entry: ↑funidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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