poke fun

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poke fun

verb pokes fun · poking fun · poked fun

To subject someone to laughter or ridicule. 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.
Similar: make fun of

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verb to subject to laughter

Español	ridiculizar, burlarse, mofarse, pitorrearse, chotearse
Français	faire la nique
Italiano	ridicolizzare

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@misc{poke_fun_2026,
  title = {poke fun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poke%20fun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}