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

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

All three may contain posts making fun of individual students' behavior. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Since the faces on display are unusually eclectic, the knee-jerk reaction is to fear the movie is making fun of them. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 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