poke fun 1
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
subject to laughter or ridicule
Examples
- 1.The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- 2.The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- 3.His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
Synonyms
- ridicule 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
- roast 2
subject to laughter or ridicule
- guy 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
- blackguard 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
- laugh at 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
- jest at 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
- rib 2
subject to laughter or ridicule
- make fun 1
subject to laughter or ridicule
