to make a joke
1make a joke of something — make a ˈjoke of sth idiom to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously Main entry: ↑jokeidiom …
2make a joke of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jest, make light of, josh; see joke …
3make a joke of — laugh or be humorous about (something that is not funny in itself) …
4make light of — make a joke about, make fun of I was hurt when you made light of my poem. You laughed at it …
5make fun of someone — make fun of (someone/something) to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way. At first the kids made fun of her because she spoke with a Dutch accent …
6make fun of something — make fun of (someone/something) to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way. At first the kids made fun of her because she spoke with a Dutch accent …
7make fun of — (someone/something) to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way. At first the kids made fun of her because she spoke with a Dutch accent …
8make a laughingstock out of — make a joke out of , ridicule , laugh at …
9make sport of — make a joke at someone s expense, mock someone …
10joke — joke1 W3S2 [dʒəuk US dʒouk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocus] 1.) something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick ▪ Do you know any good jokes? joke about ▪ a joke about absent minded professors ▪… …
