"make fun of" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make fun of.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes fun of [present, singular, third-person], making fun of [participle, present], made fun of [participle, past], made fun of [past]
Etymology: Recorded 1737. Preserves the older meaning of fun, from Middle English fon, fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”), fun (c. 1700) meaning "a cheat, trick, hoax", from a verb fun meaning "to cheat, trick" (1680s). Etymology templates: {{l|en|fun}} fun, {{der|en|enm|fon}} Middle English fon, {{m|enm|fonne||foolish, simple, silly}} fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”) Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> fun of}} make fun of (third-person singular simple present makes fun of, present participle making fun of, simple past and past participle made fun of)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms (to ridicule): make sport of, poke fun at, mock, deride Related terms: make light of Translations (tease, ridicule): προσπαίζω (prospaízō) (Ancient Greek), χλευάζω (khleuázō) (Ancient Greek), سَخِرَ (saḵira) (Arabic), اِسْتَهْزَأَ (istahzaʔa) (Arabic), shupãr (Aromanian), высме́йваць (vysmjéjvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́смеяць (výsmjejacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), выкпіва́ць (vykpivácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́кпіць (výkpicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), высмяха́цца (vysmjaxácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), кпіць (kpicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), присми́вам се (prismívam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), присме́я се (prisméja se) [perfective] (Bulgarian), осми́вам (osmívam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), осме́я (osméja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), گالتەپێکردن (galtepêkirdin) (Central Kurdish), رابواردن (rabwardin) (Central Kurdish), ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ (adotsidiha) (Cherokee), 嘲笑 (cháoxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 戲弄 (Chinese Mandarin), 戏弄 (xìnòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 諷刺 [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 讽刺 (fěngcì) (Chinese Mandarin), 拿……開玩笑 [colloquial] (Chinese Mandarin), 拿……开玩笑 (ná ... kāi wánxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 開涮 [Northern-Mandarin, colloquial] (Chinese Mandarin), 开涮 (kāishuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), posmívat se [imperfective] (Czech), posmát se [perfective] (Czech), vysmívat se [imperfective] (Czech), vysmát se [perfective] (Czech), latterliggøre (Danish), gøre nar af (Danish), uitlachen (Dutch), bespotten (Dutch), voor de gek houden (Dutch), moki (Esperanto), pitää pilkkanaan (Finnish), pilkata (Finnish), irvailla (Finnish), se moquer de (French), se foutre de la gueule de (French), ridiculiser (French), burlarse (Galician), sich lustig machen über (German), verspotten (German), auslachen (German), 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (bilaikan) (Gothic), kigúnyol (Hungarian), gúnyol (Hungarian), tréfát űz (Hungarian), pilkata (Ingrian), bí ag magadh (Irish), burlare (Italian), sbeffeggiare (Italian), からかう (karakau) (Japanese), バカにする (baka ni suru) (Japanese), 冷やかす (hiyakasu) (alt: ひやかす) (Japanese), 嘲笑う (azawarau) (alt: あざわらう) (Japanese), 嘲笑する (chōshō suru) (alt: ちょうしょうする) (Japanese), 놀리다 (nollida) (Korean), 비웃다 (biutda) (Korean), dērīdeō (Latin), cavillor (Latin), šaipytis (Lithuanian), ʔukʷukʷbid (Lushootseed), ʔukʷukʷbitəb (Lushootseed), исмејува (ismejuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), pāengaenga (Maori), utseshea (Ngazidja Comorian), urema seho (Ngazidja Comorian), motchi (Norman), latterliggjøre (Norwegian Bokmål), bismerian (Old English), tō gamene dōn (Old English), گولمك (gülmek) (Ottoman Turkish), wyśmiewać się [imperfective] (Polish), wyśmiać się [perfective] (Polish), wyśmiewać [imperfective] (Polish), wyśmiać [perfective] (Polish), tirar sarro de (Portuguese), zoar de [Brazil] (Portuguese), caçoar de (Portuguese), batjocori (Romanian), ași bate joc de (Romanian), face mișto de [colloquial] (Romanian), lua la mișto [colloquial] (Romanian), высме́ивать (vysméivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́смеять (výsmejatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), насмеха́ться (nasmexátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), исмеја́вати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), исмѐјати [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), исмија́вати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), исмѝјати [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ismejávati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ismèjati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ismijávati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ismìjati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), zosmiešňovať [imperfective] (Slovak), zosmiešniť [perfective] (Slovak), posmievať sa [imperfective] (Slovak), vysmievať sa [imperfective] (Slovak), posmehovati se [imperfective] (Slovene), burlarse (Spanish), mofarse (Spanish), pitorrearse (Spanish), recochinearse (Spanish), chotearse [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish), göra narr av (Swedish), håna (Swedish), förlöjliga (Swedish), driva med (Swedish), göra sig lustig över (Swedish), ఆట పట్టించు (āṭa paṭṭiñcu) (Telugu), ล้อ (lɔ́ɔ) (Thai), alay etmek (Turkish), dalga geçmek (Turkish), висмі́ювати (vysmíjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́сміяти (výsmijaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), насміха́тися (nasmixátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-make_fun_of-en-verb-Zd24f7yh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
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          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "высмяха́цца"
        },
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          "roman": "kpicʹ",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prismívam se",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "присми́вам се"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prisméja se",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "присме́я се"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "osmívam",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "осми́вам"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "osméja",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "осме́я"
        },
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          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "adotsidiha",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cháoxiào",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "嘲笑"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "戲弄"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xìnòng",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "戏弄"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "諷刺"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fěngcì",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "讽刺"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "拿……開玩笑"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "ná ... kāi wánxiào",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "拿……开玩笑"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Northern-Mandarin",
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "開涮"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kāishuàn",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "开涮"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "posmívat se"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "posmát se"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vysmívat se"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "vysmát se"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "latterliggøre"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "gøre nar af"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "uitlachen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "bespotten"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "voor de gek houden"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "moki"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "pitää pilkkanaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "pilkata"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "irvailla"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "se moquer de"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "se foutre de la gueule de"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ridiculiser"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "burlarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "sich lustig machen über"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "verspotten"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "auslachen"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "bilaikan",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "prospaízō",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "προσπαίζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "khleuázō",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "χλευάζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "kigúnyol"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "gúnyol"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "tréfát űz"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "pilkata"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "bí ag magadh"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "burlare"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "sbeffeggiare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "karakau",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "からかう"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "baka ni suru",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "バカにする"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ひやかす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hiyakasu",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "冷やかす"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あざわらう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "azawarau",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "嘲笑う"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ちょうしょうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōshō suru",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "嘲笑する"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nollida",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "놀리다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "biutda",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "비웃다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "galtepêkirdin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "گالتەپێکردن"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "rabwardin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "رابواردن"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "dērīdeō"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "cavillor"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "šaipytis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lut",
          "lang": "Lushootseed",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ʔukʷukʷbid"
        },
        {
          "code": "lut",
          "lang": "Lushootseed",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ʔukʷukʷbitəb"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ismejuva",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "исмејува"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "pāengaenga"
        },
        {
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "utseshea"
        },
        {
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "urema seho"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "motchi"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "latterliggjøre"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "bismerian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "tō gamene dōn"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "gülmek",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "گولمك"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyśmiewać się"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyśmiać się"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyśmiewać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyśmiać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "tirar sarro de"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil"
          ],
          "word": "zoar de"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "caçoar de"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "batjocori"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ași bate joc de"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "face mișto de"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "lua la mișto"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vysméivatʹ",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "высме́ивать"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výsmejatʹ",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́смеять"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nasmexátʹsja",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насмеха́ться"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "исмеја́вати"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "исмѐјати"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "исмија́вати"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "исмѝјати"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ismejávati"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ismèjati"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ismijávati"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ismìjati"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zosmiešňovať"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zosmiešniť"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "posmievať sa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vysmievať sa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "posmehovati se"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "burlarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "mofarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "pitorrearse"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "recochinearse"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "Spain",
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "chotearse"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "göra narr av"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "håna"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "förlöjliga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "driva med"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "göra sig lustig över"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "āṭa paṭṭiñcu",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ఆట పట్టించు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "lɔ́ɔ",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "ล้อ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "alay etmek"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "word": "dalga geçmek"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vysmíjuvaty",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "висмі́ювати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výsmijaty",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ви́сміяти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nasmixátysja",
          "sense": "tease, ridicule",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насміха́тися"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-au-make fun of.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/75/En-au-make_fun_of.ogg/En-au-make_fun_of.ogg.mp3",
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fun"
      },
      "expansion": "fun",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "fon"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English fon",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fonne",
        "3": "",
        "4": "foolish, simple, silly"
      },
      "expansion": "fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Recorded 1737. Preserves the older meaning of fun, from Middle English fon, fonne (“foolish, simple, silly”),\nfun (c. 1700) meaning \"a cheat, trick, hoax\", from a verb fun meaning \"to cheat, trick\" (1680s).",
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    {
      "form": "makes fun of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making fun of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made fun of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made fun of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "make<,,made> fun of"
      },
      "expansion": "make fun of (third-person singular simple present makes fun of, present participle making fun of, simple past and past participle made fun of)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "make light of"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English verbs",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please stop making fun of your sister and just help her!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tease",
          "tease"
        ],
        [
          "ridicule",
          "ridicule"
        ],
        [
          "jokes",
          "jokes"
        ],
        [
          "pejorative",
          "pejorative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-au-make fun of.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to ridicule",
      "word": "make sport of"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ridicule",
      "word": "poke fun at"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ridicule",
      "word": "mock"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ridicule",
      "word": "deride"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "saḵira",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "سَخِرَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istahzaʔa",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "اِسْتَهْزَأَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "shupãr"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vysmjéjvacʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "высме́йваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výsmjejacʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́смеяць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vykpivácʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выкпіва́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výkpicʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́кпіць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vysmjaxácca",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "высмяха́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kpicʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "кпіць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prismívam se",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "присми́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prisméja se",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "присме́я се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osmívam",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "осми́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osméja",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осме́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "adotsidiha",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ᎠᏙᏥᏗᎭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cháoxiào",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "嘲笑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "戲弄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnòng",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "戏弄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "諷刺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fěngcì",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "讽刺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "拿……開玩笑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ná ... kāi wánxiào",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "拿……开玩笑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Mandarin",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "開涮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāishuàn",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "开涮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "posmívat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "posmát se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vysmívat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vysmát se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "latterliggøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "gøre nar af"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "uitlachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "bespotten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "voor de gek houden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "moki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "pitää pilkkanaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "pilkata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "irvailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "se moquer de"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "se foutre de la gueule de"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ridiculiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "burlarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "sich lustig machen über"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "verspotten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "auslachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "bilaikan",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prospaízō",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "προσπαίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khleuázō",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "χλευάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "kigúnyol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "gúnyol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "tréfát űz"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "pilkata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "bí ag magadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "burlare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "sbeffeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "karakau",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "からかう"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "baka ni suru",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "バカにする"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひやかす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiyakasu",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "冷やかす"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あざわらう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "azawarau",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "嘲笑う"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうしょうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōshō suru",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "嘲笑する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nollida",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "놀리다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biutda",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "비웃다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "galtepêkirdin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "گالتەپێکردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "rabwardin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "رابواردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "dērīdeō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "cavillor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "šaipytis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ʔukʷukʷbid"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ʔukʷukʷbitəb"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ismejuva",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исмејува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "pāengaenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "utseshea"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "urema seho"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "motchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "latterliggjøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "bismerian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "tō gamene dōn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "gülmek",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "گولمك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyśmiewać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyśmiać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyśmiewać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyśmiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "tirar sarro de"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "zoar de"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "caçoar de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "batjocori"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ași bate joc de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "face mișto de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "lua la mișto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vysméivatʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "высме́ивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výsmejatʹ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́смеять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasmexátʹsja",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насмеха́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исмеја́вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "исмѐјати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "исмија́вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "исмѝјати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ismejávati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ismèjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ismijávati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ismìjati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zosmiešňovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zosmiešniť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "posmievať sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vysmievať sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "posmehovati se"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "burlarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "mofarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "pitorrearse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "recochinearse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "chotearse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "göra narr av"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "håna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "förlöjliga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "driva med"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "göra sig lustig över"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "āṭa paṭṭiñcu",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ఆట పట్టించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lɔ́ɔ",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "ล้อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "alay etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "word": "dalga geçmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vysmíjuvaty",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "висмі́ювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výsmijaty",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́сміяти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nasmixátysja",
      "sense": "tease, ridicule",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насміха́тися"
    }
  ],
  "word": "make fun of"
}

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