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Is there a slang word or expression that means “make fun of someone?”
Is there a slang word or expression that means “make fun of someone?”
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Well there could be ‘kid’ or ‘clown’ and that’s kind of slang. In general I’d say ‘mock’ ‘tease’ ‘ridicule’ is similar but not necessarily slang. perhaps ‘poke fun at’
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