poke fun
English
Verb
poke fun (third-person singular simple present pokes fun, present participle poking fun, simple past and past participle poked fun)
- To subject someone to laughter or ridicule.
- 1915, L. Frank Baum, The Scarecrow of Oz:
- Trot laughed, but Cap'n Bill thought the little man was poking fun at him and so he scowled upon Pessim in a way that showed he was angry
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Synonyms
- make fun of
- See also Thesaurus:ridicule
Translations
to subject to laughter
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