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

Matthijs shows up, points out Beard’s lack of blue contacts, and makes fun of the guinea pig left behind on his head. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Obviously, our way in was through nostalgia and the era with slime and Gak, making fun of ourselves and self-deprecation. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

But when Angus shows up at Johnny’s job and makes fun of him in front of all his corporate-jerk friends, Johnny stands up for himself via a right hook. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Farrar’s tweet, Phillips said, plays off the dynamic of liberals getting up in arms, and people then making fun of liberals for getting up in arms. — David MacK, CNN Money, 1 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