# make fun of

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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