Antonyms for poke fun at
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pohk |
| Phonetic Transcription : poÊŠk |
Definition of poke fun at
Origin :- "to push, prod, thrust," especially with something pointed, c.1300, puken "to poke, nudge," of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Middle Dutch poken "to poke" (Dutch beuken), or Middle Low German poken "to stick with a knife" (cf. German pochen "to knock, rap"), both from Proto-Germanic root *puk-, perhaps imitative. Related: Poked; poking. To poke fun "tease" first attested 1840; to poke around "search" is from 1809. To poke along "advance lazily; walk at a leisurely pace" is from 1833.
- As in mock : verb ridicule
- As in parody : verb imitate, spoof
- As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
- As in satirize : verb ridicule
- As in scoff : verb make fun of; despise
- As in twit : verb ridicule
- As in gibe : verb ridicule
Synonyms for poke fun at
- ape
- banter
- belittle
- boo
- buffoon
- burlesque
- caricature
- caricaturize
- cartoon
- chaff
- contemn
- copy
- deflate
- deride
- dig at
- dis
- disbelieve
- discount
- discredit
- disdain
- disparage
- disrespect
- distort
- do a takeoff of
- exaggerate
- expose
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- haze
- hoot
- humiliate
- impersonate
- insult
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- joke
- jolly
- josh
- kid
- knock
- lampoon
- laugh
- laugh at
- make a fool of
- make a game of
- make a laughing-stock
- make fun of
- make light of
- mime
- mimic
- mock
- needle
- pan
- parody
- poke fun at
- pooh-pooh
- pull one's leg
- put down
- put on
- quiz
- rag
- rail at
- rally
- raz
- reject
- revile
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- roast
- run down
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- send up
- sheik
- show contempt
- show up
- sneer
- spoof
- take off
- takeoff
- taunt
- tease
- thumb nose at
- travesty
- twit
- unmask
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