poke fun English

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What does poke fun mean?

poke fun

— verb (= ridicule, roast) 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

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poke fun English » English

make fun

ridicule

roast

rib

mock

laugh at

jest at

guy

blackguard

scoff

joke

jeer

fun

flout

cut a joke

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News and current affairs

Some have taken the risk of resorting to metaphors and allegory, while others poke fun at the whole thing by writing editorials on ballet or bee-keeping.