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Make fun of

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner. idiomatic, informal

    "Please stop making fun of your sister and just help her!"

  2. 2
    subject to laughter or ridicule wordnet

Etymology

Recorded 1737. Preserves the older meaning of fun, from Middle English fon, fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”), fun (c. 1700) meaning "a cheat, trick, hoax", from a verb fun meaning "to cheat, trick" (1680s).

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