冷やかす — meaning in English

English meaning

• jeer noun A mocking remark or reflection.
• joke noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.

Senses

冷やかす is used for these senses in English:

• jeer (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
• joke (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
• make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

joke — full definition

1. noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
2. noun Something so poor or absurd that it isn't taken seriously.
3. verb To say or do something for fun rather than seriously.

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