poke fun

verb

poke fun

verb
1

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:
Synonyms
make fun of

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