make fun of

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

“But you guys want to make fun of President Trump’s Cabinet picks?”

From Salon

“They’re on all sorts of stuff. So it’s very easy for people to make fun of Prop. 65 because you’re like, there’s warnings on my coffee and in my parking garage. But, for us, that made it even more important to be able to go and see if it’s having effects.”

From Los Angeles Times

My dad used to make fun of me for being someone who sticks to rules — almost to a fault.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if other characters have negative comments about Elsbeth’s quirky aesthetic — “There’s an episode we currently are shooting where somebody says, ‘Oh, you dress like a member of the Lollipop Guild,’” Lawson says — he “never wants to make fun of her because she’s not making fun of herself. I want to keep it real for her in her world.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The Lions have kind of been easy to make fun of,” Kleczka said.

From Los Angeles Times