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| make fun of |
When people make fun of someone or something, they laugh at them or make jokes about them in a way that is not kind. |
| mimic |
to make fun of a person by imitation. [1/3 definitions] |
| mock |
to make fun of in a mean way. [2/3 definitions] |
| ridicule |
to make fun of or laugh at in an unkind way. [1/2 definitions] |
| sarcasm |
Sarcasm is a way of using language. When people use sarcasm, they are saying things to tease, hurt, or make fun of other people, or sometimes to complain about something. When people use sarcasm, they often say the opposite of their real meaning, but other people usually understand what they are really saying anyway. If you say, for example, "Wow! This is great soup!" but you make a face that shows you think the soup is terrible, you are using sarcasm to complain about the soup or make fun of the person who made the soup. Sarcasm can hurt people, but it can also make listeners laugh sometimes. |
| sarcastic |
using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt, tease, or make fun of another person. |
| scoff |
When you scoff, you laugh or say something that is not very kind about someone's idea or about something that that person said or did. When you scoff at someone, you make fun of them. People sometimes scoff when they don't believe what someone said or they don't believe that that person did or would be able to do something. |
| taunt |
to make fun of, tease, or challenge using mean language. |
| tease |
to make fun of or try to annoy in a playful or cruel way. [1/2 definitions] |
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