make fun of

phrase

: to make an object of amusement or laughter : ridicule, mock

… the movie made fun of macho pretensions.

—Pauline Kael

Examples of make fun of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the sculpture made fun of Chairman Mao and communism, the sculpture apparently didn’t hit Rodriguez as satire. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

In her posts, Paul, who is on a break from filming, called out the cast for making fun of her personal drama. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Meadors remembers opposing fans making fun of them during every road game. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for make fun of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove