speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.

to deride; make fun of.

noun

flattery , praise

verb

flatter , praise

noun

badinage , banter , buffoonery , burlesque , caricature , chaff , comeback , contempt , derision , dig * , disdain , disparagement , farce , foolery , gibe , irony , jab * , jeer , laughter , leer , mockery , mordancy , needling , parody , parting shot , persiflage , putdown , put-on , raillery , rally , razz * , rib * , roast * , sarcasm , sardonicism , satire , scorn , slam * , sneer * , swipe * , taunt , taunting , travesty , lampoon , pasquinade , pillory , ridiculosity , skit , spoof , stultification

verb

banter , caricature , cartoon , chaff , deflate , deride , expose , fleer , gibe , haze , humiliate , jape , jeer , jive , jolly , josh * , kid , lampoon , laugh at , make a fool of , make a game of , make a laughing-stock , make fun of , mimic , mock , needle , pan * , parody , poke fun at , pooh-pooh * , pull one’s leg , put down * , quiz , rag , rail at , rally , raz , rib * , ride * , roast * , run down * , satirize , scoff , scorn , send up * , show up , sneer , takeoff , taunt , travesty , twit , unmask , jest , laugh , scout , absurd , ape , belittle , burlesque , debunk , farce , pastiche , pillory , roast , satire , skit , spoof , squib , stultify