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verb

  • To subject someone or something to mockery, ridicule, or teasing, often with humorous or derisive intent.

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I’m just highlighting her little “isms” with people, and I mean, you saw the show, I’m definitely not making fun of her!

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

The 12 children, whose ages stretch from 9 to the late teens, devote themselves to making fun of the parents, bemoaning society’s demise and camping on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

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  • clowning on
  • poking fun at
  • satirizing

Possible Antonyms

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  • bigging up
  • hyping up
  • gassing up
  • showing love to

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