poke fun at (someone or something)

poke fun at (someone or something)

To mildly taunt or mock someone or something; to make fun of someone or something. The humorist has long been poking fun at figures high in the social and political spheres, drawing the ire from many of them. I was just poking fun at him—I didn't think he'd take it so personally!See also: fun, poke

poke fun at someone or something

to make fun of someone or something. You shouldn't poke fun at me for my mistakes. They are just poking fun at the strange architecture.See also: fun, poke

poke fun at

see under make fun of. See also: fun, poke

poke fun at someone/something

If you poke fun at someone or something, you make unkind jokes about them. She was upset because Elspeth had poked fun at her mother and father. Most historians and writers poke fun at the royal visit, and for good reason.See also: fun, poke, someone, something

poke fun at

tease or make fun of. 1989 Basile Kerblay Gorbachev's Russia They used to poke fun at his boorish ways. See also: fun, poke

poke fun at

To ridicule in a mischievous manner.See also: fun, poke