made fun of

VERB

poke fun at

Synonyms

WEAK

burlesque deride heckle kid lampoon make sport of mock parody ridicule satirize tease

Example Sentences

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In fact, he’s made fun of originalism before.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Tyrone Mings made fun of Elliott's whereabouts on social media after Salzburg last week, posting a popular meme involving Ian Wright and a former teacher he thought had passed away.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

She made fun of my haranguing her for carrying her own luggage off trains, and I poked fun at her for habitually asking whether we were on the right train.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“Usually I was very invisible, made fun of, not the one that people saw as this interesting and cool person,” Ishmael said.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

“One of them made fun of me for being excited about the last Star Wars movie.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks