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poke fun
(encz) | poke fun, v: |
poke fun
(wn) | poke fun
v 1: 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" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun] |
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poke fun at
(encz) | poke fun at, |
To poke fun
(gcide) | Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a
dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a
blow, Gael. puc to push.]
1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed;
hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
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He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?" --Chaucer.
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2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
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3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
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To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.]
To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]
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To poke fun at
(gcide) | Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a
dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a
blow, Gael. puc to push.]
1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed;
hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
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He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?" --Chaucer.
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2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
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3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
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To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.]
To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]
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