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

We used to make fun of IBM, saying it would market sushi restaurants as selling “cold, dead, raw fish.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Sun follows with the same headline, adding that Davis has asked her friends and family "to make fun of me as much as possible".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Wallace’s teammates — who clearly are enamored with his energy as a two-way player — like to playfully make fun of him, on the rare occasion he messes up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

My interest in watching any film solely to make fun of it is slight.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026

“I won’t make fun of Ivy,” Josie said.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix