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make fun of

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Etymology

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Recorded 1737. Preserves the older meaning offun, fromMiddle Englishfon,fonne(foolish, simple, silly),fun (c. 1700) meaning "a cheat, trick, hoax", from a verbfun meaning "to cheat, trick" (1680s).

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Verb

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makefunof (third-person singular simple presentmakes fun of,present participlemaking fun of,simple past and past participlemade fun of)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Totease,ridicule or makejokes about, generally in apejorative manner.
    Synonyms:bust on,deride,make sport of,poke fun at;see alsoThesaurus:mock
    Please stopmaking fun of your sister and just help her!

Translations

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tease, ridicule

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