poking fun at
phrase
as in ridiculing
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- ridiculing
- mocking
- ragging on
- shooting down
- cocking snooks (at)
- making fun of
- laughing (at)
- making sport of
- cocking a snook (at)
- scouting
- teasing
- taunting
- jeering
- deriding
- jibing
- gibing
- parodying
- skewering
- sneering (at)
- scoffing (at)
- imitating
- tormenting
- harassing
- putting down
- targeting
- disparaging
- taking off (on)
- riding
- belittling
- kidding
- scorning
- decrying
- ribbing
- baiting
- tweaking
- razzing
- rallying
- travestying
- quizzing
- poohing
- twitting
- ragging
- chaffing
- bugging
- pestering
- jiving
- heckling
- satirizing
- catcalling
- mimicking
- pooh-poohing
- caricaturing
- parroting
- joshing
- bad-mouthing
- burlesquing
- aping
- harrying
- hassling
- pillorying
- needling
- lampooning
- barracking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approving
- applauding
- endorsing
- sanctioning
- indorsing
- commending