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make fun of

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make fun of someone or something
to ridicule someone or something. Are you making fun of me? I am making fun of your hat.
See also: fun, make
make fun of somebody/something   also poke fun at somebody/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.
See also: fun, make
make fun of somebody/something also poke fun at somebody/something
to make someone or something seem ridiculous by making jokes about them When she first moved north, some people made fun of her southern accent.
Related vocabulary: goof on somebody
See also: fun, make
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For though we do have to work, we make fun of ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
" she exclaimed, furiously:" I'll teach you to spy out my secrets and to make fun of me
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"That's tolerably certain," replied Conseil, quietly; "I think they will make fun of you, sir.
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