Definition of poke fun Poke fun
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What does poke fun mean?
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| poke fun - subject to laughter or ridicule; "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" | ||
| ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun | ||
| bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
| tease ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||
| lampoon, satirise, satirize ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" | ||
| debunk, expose expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" | ||
| stultify cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" | ||
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