English verb: poke fun | |||
1. | poke fun (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
Samples | The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house. The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher. His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday. | ||
Synonyms | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, rib, ridicule, roast | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||