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

Jen responded by sharing a video of him making fun of her appearance well before Mormon Wives aired. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026

Carlisle is entitled to make fun of her colleagues for overestimating the power of rational argument and for preferring false simplicity to complicated truth. — Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

Some made fun of the company for treating its AI as a conscious being with feelings. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Young Dolly felt special wearing her handmade coat, but classmates made fun of her. — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for make fun of

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