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makes a joke of

makes a joke of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a joke of.

Meaning of make a joke of

Verb

make a joke of (third-person singular simple present makes a joke of, present participle making a joke of, simple past and past participle made a joke of)

  1. Synonym of make light of.
    Synonyms:
    make light of

Questions about makes a joke of

What is makes a joke of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a joke of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a joke of.

Words near makes a joke of in the dictionary

  1. makes a go of
  2. makes a good fist of
  3. makes a grab
  4. makes a habit of
  5. makes a hash of
  6. makes a joke of
  7. makes a killing
  8. makes a leg
  9. makes a light
  10. makes a lip
  11. makes a living

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makes a joke of (page history and authors); make a joke of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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