make fun of sb/sth
to make a joke about someone or something in a way that is not kind:
The other children were always making fun of him because he was fat and wore glasses.

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mock formal to laugh at and say unkind things about a person, institution, belief etc, to show that you do not have a high opinion of them. Mock is a formal word - in everyday English people usually say make fun of:
The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters.
She was mocked by other pupils in her class.
You shouldn’t mock the afflicted! (=you should not make fun of people who cannot help having problems - used especially ironically, when really you think it is funny too)
make fun of somebody/something to make someone or something seem stupid by making unkind jokes about them:
Peter didn’t seem to realize that they were making fun of him.
It used to be fashionable to make fun of the European Parliament.
laugh at somebody/something to make unkind or funny remarks about someone or something, because they seem stupid or strange:
I don’t want the other kids to laugh at me.
People would laugh at the idea nowadays.
poke fun at somebody/something to make someone or something seem silly by making jokes about them, especially in a way that is funny but not really cruel:
a TV series that regularly poked fun at the government
He’s in no position to poke fun at other people’s use of English!
ridicule formal to make unkind remarks that make someone or something seem stupid:
Catesby ridiculed his suggestion.
His ideas were widely ridiculed at the time.
Scientists ridiculed him for doubting the existence of the greenhouse effect.
deride formal to make remarks that show you think that something is stupid or useless - often used when you think that the people who do this are wrong:
Some forms of alternative medicine – much derided by doctors – have been shown to help patients.
the system that Marxists previously derided as ‘bourgeois democracy’

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tease to laugh at someone and make jokes in order to have fun by embarrassing them, either in a friendly way or in an unkind way. In everyday English, people often say make fun of rather than tease:
At work, we all tease her because she’s always late.
Sam’s sisters used to tease him because he was overweight.
make fun of somebody/something to tease someone, especially in an unkind way, by laughing at something they do and making them seem stupid:
The boys at school used to make fun of me and call me names.
Everyone made fun of the way our Maths teacher walked.
taunt /tɔːnt tɔːnt/ to tease someone in a very unpleasant way that shows you do not respect them, in order to make them angry or upset:
In the end he hit the man for taunting him about his wife.
The other prisoners taunted him until he couldn’t bear it any more.
pull sb’s leg informal to tease someone in a friendly way, by trying to make them think something is true when it is not:
I’m not really 18. I was only pulling your leg.
I don’t believe you! You’re pulling my leg!
wind somebody up British English informal to deliberately say something to someone, in order to see if they become annoyed or worried:
Are you trying to wind me up?
My friends are always winding me up about it.
take the mickey (out of somebody) British English informal to make someone look silly, often in a friendly way, for example by copying them or saying something that you do not really mean about them:
I don’t speak like that – stop taking the mickey!
‘You’re a genius, we all know that!’ ‘Are you taking the mickey out of me?’
comment something that you say or write in order to give your opinion:
Does anyone have any comments?
Readers are invited to send in their comments and suggestions.
remark something that you say:
Just ignore them if they start making rude remarks.
I’m not sure what he meant by that last remark.
point something that someone mentions about a subject in a discussion, argument, article etc:
That’s an interesting point, Steve.
He raises (=mentions) a number of important points in his paper.
observation a comment in which you say what you think or have noticed about something:
Karl Marx made the observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.
aside a comment made in a low voice, that you intend only certain people to hear:
‘Is that true?’, she whispered in an aside to Don.
quip /kwɪp/ a clever and amusing comment:
She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip.
dig informal a comment you make to annoy or criticize someone:
I’m tired of her little digs at me.

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make fun of
make fun of (someone/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.

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make fun of something
make fun of (someone/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.

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make fun of
• make fun of (someone or something)
ridicule someone or something
The students were making fun of the girl with the short hair.

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make fun of something
• make fun of (someone or something)
ridicule someone or something
The students were making fun of the girl with the short hair.

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make fun of
v. phr., informal To joke about; laugh at; tease; mock.
Men like to make fun of the trimmings on women's hats.
James poked fun at the new pupil because her speech was not like the other pupils.

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make fun of someone
make fun of (someone/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.

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make fun of someone
• make fun of (someone or something)
ridicule someone or something
The students were making fun of the girl with the short hair.

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