单词 | make fun of something or someone |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to ridicule or tease Don't make fun of me! Synonyms mock I thought you were mocking me. tease He teased me mercilessly about going there. ridicule I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her. poke fun at take off rag She was ten years older than the youngsters ragging her. rib (informal) laugh at taunt Other youths taunted him about his clothes. mimic parody It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking. deride This theory is widely derided by conventional scientists. send up (British, informal) scoff at sneer at lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. make a fool of pour scorn on take the mickey out of (British, informal) take the piss out of (taboo, slang) satirize The newspaper satirized our political leaders. pull someone's leg Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg. hold up to ridicule make a monkey of make sport of make the butt of make game of Additional synonymsin the sense of deride Definition to speak of or treat with contempt or ridicule This theory is widely derided by conventional scientists. Synonyms mock, ridicule, scorn, knock (informal), insult, taunt, sneer, jeer, disdain, scoff, detract, flout, disparage, chaff, gibe, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), pooh-pooh, contemnin the sense of lampoon Definition to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. Synonyms ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), take off (informal), make fun of, squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade, take the piss (out of) (informal) in the sense of parody Definition to make a parody of It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking. Synonyms take off (informal), mimic, caricature, send up (British, informal), spoof (informal), travesty, lampoon, poke fun at, burlesque, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), satirize, do a takeoff of (informal) Nearby words of |
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