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To poke fun
Poke Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n. Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire. He poked John, and said ``Sleepest thou ?' --Chaucer. 2. To thrust with the horns; to gore. 3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.] To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]

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- his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host...
- Halloween Costumes to Poke Fun at Age Gap". Complex. Retrieved November 1, 2022. Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford decided to respond to the public discourse...
- BuzzFeed video. Obama himself revived it in 2016, using it to poke fun at his critics and to thank a supporter who, during a speech, yelled out at and...
- pets. The song intends to poke fun at the president's claims with a refrain "people of Springfield, don't eat my cat". Referring to the reasons behind the...
- Trump in order to poke fun at Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the 2016 United States presidential election. Larry is the personal adviser to Donald Trump....
- 21 March 2024. "Donald Glover Had Jordan Peele Convince Liam Neeson to Poke Fun at 2019 Racism Controversy on 'Atlanta': 'Liam Poured His Heart Out'"...
- Tiernan, Des Bishop, Kevin Hart, and Dawn French draw on their background to poke fun at themselves, while others such as Jon Stewart, Ben Elton and Sarah...
- reference to a religious t-shirt that Shone, who went to a Catholic high school, used to wear in college. Shone has said it was a way to poke fun at a bible...
- Northeastern schools in the early to mid-twentieth century. Lisa Birnbach's 1980 book The Official Preppy Handbook was written to poke fun at the rich lives of privileged...
- April 29, 2022. Sharf, Zack (May 6, 2022). "Liam Neeson Joined 'Atlanta' to Poke Fun at His 2019 Racism Controversy and Say He's Sorry". Variety. Retrieved...