poke fun en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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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.
1915, L. Frank Baum, chapter 5, in The Scarecrow of Oz:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poked fun | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| poked fun | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| poking fun | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pokes fun | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (22)
hu gúnyol (to subject to laughter) · pl nabijać się (to subject to laughter) · es ridiculizar (to subject to laughter) · cs vysmívat se (to subject to laughter) · ga bí ag magadh faoi (to subject to laughter) · cs vysmát se (to subject to laughter) · es mofarse (to subject to laughter) · hu tréfát űz (to subject to laughter) · ga bí ag piocadh ar (to subject to laughter) · hu kigúnyol (to subject to laughter) · nl belachelijk maken (to subject to laughter) · ga bí ag spochadh as (to subject to laughter) · fr faire la nique (to subject to laughter) · mi pāengaenga (to subject to laughter) · cs vystavit výsměchu (to subject to laughter) · it ridicolizzare (to subject to laughter) · es burlarse (to subject to laughter) · es chotearse (to subject to laughter) · es pitorrearse (to subject to laughter) · fi tehdä pilkkaa (to subject to laughter) · nl bespotten (to subject to laughter) · hu gúnyolódik (to subject to laughter)