poke fun at, to
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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
poke fun at
see under make fun of.
See also: fun, poke
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
poke fun at
To ridicule in a mischievous manner.
See also: fun, poke
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
poke fun at, to
To mock or ridicule, to tease. Poke here means “to thrust,” and the fun is at the victim’s expense. This term has been around since 1835 or so. The OED cites Thomas Hood’s Up the Rhine (1840): “The American . . . in a dry way began to poke his fun at the unfortunate traveler,” a statement that leaves no doubt about who is having the “fun.”
See also: fun, poke
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- poke fun at
- poke fun at (someone or something)
- poke fun at someone/something
- make fun of
- make fun of (someone or something)
- make fun of somebody/something
- have fun and games
- (just) for the fun of it
- for the fun of it
- in fun