making fun of
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as in ridiculing
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
It's cruel to make fun of other people's imperfections.
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poking fun at
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The Other Bennet Sister spends a lot of its running time poking fun at the hallowed genre of the British period drama.
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“Making fun of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20fun%20of. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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