poke fun at someone Definition

fun
noun

1. Enjoyment; merriment.

Thesaurus: amusement, mirth, pleasure, merriment, merrymaking; play, playfulness, jesting, buffoonery, tomfoolery, high jinks, sport; Antonym: tedium.
2. A source of amusement or entertainment.

adj

1. colloq
Intended for amusement, enjoyment, etc.
Thesaurus: enjoyable, pleasant, lively, happy, merry.

Idiom: for fun

As a joke; for amusement.
Thesaurus: for no reason, for kicks, for laughs, for thrills.

Idiom: in fun

As a joke; not seriously.
Thesaurus: for amusement, not seriously, playfully.

Idiom: make fun of someone or something (poke fun at someone or something)

To laugh at them or it, especially unkindly; to tease or ridicule them or it.
Thesaurus: tease, deride, ridicule, taunt, poke fun at, rag (slang), mock, parody, lampoon, satirize.

Etymology: 17c, from earlier fon to make a fool of.

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poke¹
verb poked, poking

1. To thrust.

Example: Kevin poked at the hole with a stick
Form: poke at something (often)
2. To prod or jab.

Example: Roy poked her in the ribs with his elbow
Thesaurus: prod, stab, push, shove, nudge, jab, stick, hit, elbow, dig, butt, hit, punch.
3. To make (a hole) by prodding.
tr & intr
4. To project or make something project.

Example: Bob poked his head round the door
Example: Her big toe poked through a hole in her sock
5. To make (a fire) burn more brightly by stirring it with a poker.
intr
6. To search; to pry or snoop.

Form: poke about (especially)
Form: poke around
7. slang
Said of a man: to have sexual intercourse with (a woman).

noun

1. A jab or prod.

Thesaurus: nudge, prod, shove, jab, punch, butt, dig.
2. slang
An act of sexual intercourse.

Idiom: poke fun at someone

To tease or laugh at them unkindly.
Thesaurus: tease, ridicule, mock, parody, rib, make fun of, spoof, send up (slang), jeer.

Idiom: poke one's nose into something

colloq
To pry into or interfere in it.

Etymology: 14c: Germanic origin.