make fun of
Meaning
To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
Synonyms
jeer at
make sport of
poke fun at
laugh loudly
refrigerate
scoff at
gibe at
mock at
sneer at
speak evil of
treat with contempt
banter with
make mock of
pull one’s leg
Translations
se moquer de
verspotten
illudere
prendere in giro
mofarse
spottenEtymology
Recorded 1737. Preserves the older meaning of fun, from Middle English fon, fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”), fun (c. 1700) meaning "a cheat, trick, hoax", from a verb fun meaning "to cheat, trick" (1680s).
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