make a joke

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• make 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• make a joke of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jest, make light of, josh; see joke …   English dictionary for students

• make a joke of — laugh or be humorous about (something that is not funny in itself) …   Useful english dictionary

• make light of — make a joke about, make fun of    I was hurt when you made light of my poem. You laughed at it …   English idioms

• make 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• make 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• make a laughingstock out of — make a joke out of , ridicule , laugh at …   English contemporary dictionary

• make sport of — make a joke at someone s expense, mock someone …   English contemporary dictionary

• joke — 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 ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• joke — [[t]ʤo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ jokes, joking, joked 1) N COUNT: oft N about n A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it... No one… …   English dictionary