make jokes

  • 1make fun of — or poke fun at to make jokes about someone or something in an unkind way The other children made fun of her because she was always so serious …

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  • 2make fun of — TEASE, poke fun at, chaff, rag; ridicule, mock, laugh at, taunt, jeer at, scoff at, deride; parody, lampoon, caricature, satirize; informal take the mickey out of, rib, kid, have on, pull someone s leg …

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  • 3make sport of — dated make fun of * * * make sport of somewhat formal + old fashioned : to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked. • • • Main Entry: ↑sport …

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  • 4make fun of — verb To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a manner. Please stop making fun of your sister and just help her! Syn: make sport of, poke fun, mock, deride …

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  • 5make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …

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  • 6make — [[t]meɪk[/t]] v. made, mak•ing, n. 1) to bring into existence by shaping, changing, or combining material: to make a dress[/ex] 2) to cause to exist or happen: to make trouble[/ex] 3) to cause to become: to make someone happy[/ex] 4) to appoint:… …

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  • 7Make Money Fast — Dave Rhodes redirects here. For other uses, see David Rhodes. MAKE.MONEY.FAST is a title of an electronically forwarded chain letter which became so infamous that the term is now used to describe all sorts of chain letters forwarded over the… …

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  • 8make with — phrasal slang : produce, perform usually used with the and in place of the idiomatic or normal verb start making with the answers let s not make with the jokes making with the tears make …

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  • 9crack jokes — make jokes, tell funny stories …

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  • 10jokes — dʒəʊk n. funny tale, jest, humorous remark v. tell a funny tale, jest, make a witty remark …

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