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

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