make fun of

[fuhn] Origin

fun

[fuhn]
noun
1.
something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
2.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), funned, fun·ning,
3.
Informal. joke; kid.

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Make fun of is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.
4.
Informal. of or pertaining to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
5.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
6.
for/in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun.
7.
like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
8.
make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride: The youngsters made fun of their teacher.

Origin:
1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1


1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.

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Word Origin & History

fun
1680s, v., "to cheat, hoax," probably a variant of M.E. fon "befool" (c.1400), later "trick, hoax, practical joke," of uncertain origin. Stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older sense is preserved in phrase to make fun of and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this may be more for
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the sake of the rhyme); sense of "amusement" is 1727. See also funny.
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Slang Dictionary

fun definition


  1. mod.
    pleasant; entertaining. : We had a real fun time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

make fun of

Also, poke fun at; make sport of. Mock, ridicule, as in The girls made fun of Mary's shoes, or They poked fun at Willie's haircut, or I wish you wouldn't make sport of the new boy. The first term dates from the early 1700s, the second from the mid-1800s, and the third from the early 1500s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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