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