Definition of Poke fun

1. Verb. Subject to laughter or ridicule. "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

Exact synonyms: Blackguard, Guy, Jest At, Laugh At, Make Fun, Rib, Ridicule, Roast
Generic synonyms: Bemock, Mock
Specialized synonyms: Tease, Lampoon, Satirise, Satirize, Debunk, Expose, Stultify
Derivative terms: Rib, Ribbing, Ridicule, Ridicule, Ridiculer, Roast

Definition of Poke fun

1. Verb. To subject (someone) to laughter or ridicule. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poke Fun

poivoits
poize
poizes
poka-yoke
pokable
pokal
pokals
poke
poke along
poke at
poke bonnet
poke borack
poke borax
poke box
poke check
poke fun
poke into
poke milkweed
poke one's nose into
poke out
poke salad
poke salads
pokebag
pokeberries
pokeberry
poked
poked borack
poked borax
poked fun
pokeful

Literary usage of Poke fun

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"It was often said of Mr. Lincoln that he liked nothing so much as to poke fun at his advisers in the Cabinet, but those who could appreciate him knew very ..."

2. Dictionary of Americanisms. by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"To poke Fun. To joke; to make fun. To poke fun at is to ridicule, make a butt of one. Colloquial in England and America. O fie! ..."

3. A Supplement to the Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and by John Ogilvie (1855)
"To poke fun at, to ridicule ; to make a butt of one. [Colloquial or familiar.] POKE'-LOKEN, n. An Indian word used by hunters and lumbermen in the state of ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Poke fun on Dictionary.com!Search for Poke fun on Thesaurus.com!Search for Poke fun on Google!Search for Poke fun on Wikipedia!

Search