poke fun

Questions about poke fun

What does poke fun mean?

poke fun means "subject to laughter or ridicule".

What is another word for poke fun?

Close synonyms include ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poke fun a common word?

poke fun is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.