poke fun
English
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Verb
editpoke 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. [with at]
- 1915, L. Frank Baum, chapter 5, in 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.
Synonyms
edit- make fun of
- See also Thesaurus:ridicule
Translations
editto subject to laughter
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