make fun of

Idioms  

1. Also, poke fun at; make sport of. Mock, ridicule, as in The girls made fun of Mary's shoes, or They poked fun at Willie's haircut, or I wish you wouldn't make sport of the new boy. The first term dates from the early 1700s, the second from the mid-1800s, and the third from the early 1500s.

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make fun of

LONDON—Lucy Kloc, a Floridian living in the U.K., used to make fun of her British boyfriend for complaining about the summer heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"People like to make fun of things they don't know."

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

"The point is to make fun of Japan's 'cute' image online, with all its cliches and stereotypes," 25-year-old French YouTuber Rocky Louzembi, who analyses internet culture, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

But the other thing, and I make fun of myself a little, is I’m like the paramedic at the party now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

But Uncle Jet would probably make fun of Nathan for believing in the Holy Beings.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young