alay etmek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ridicule verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
- skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.
Senses
alay etmek is used for these senses in English:
- make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
- ridicule (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- skit (transitive, Ireland, Liverpool, Merseyside) To make fun of.
- taunt (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
ridicule — full definition
- verb To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful way.
- noun Mocking words or behaviour intended to make someone look foolish.
skit — full definition
- noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- noun A short recorded comic interlude placed between the tracks of an album, especially in hip hop.