MAKE FUN OF Definition & Meaning

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make fun of

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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To us, the goal was not to make fun of any element of the industry — honestly, it’s mostly based on myself and my own fears, as someone who’s in charge of things, that I’m making the wrong choices, and that I’m prioritizing the wrong things, and that I’m convincing my idols to work with me and then I’m letting them down, and I’m championing the wrong ideas.

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She said her children and husband make fun of her when she talks about some “spiritual thing” in their home.

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They are delighted to have access to the president and love to make fun of the remnants of corporate media.

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If you post one of these deepfakes, your friends should make fun of you until you cry.

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You’re spending insane amounts of money on sunscreen, and you’re buying all these hats — you used to make fun of people who wear hats.

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