POKE FUN AT SB/STH

Meaning of POKE FUN AT SB/STH in English

to say unkind things about sb/sth in order to make other people laugh at them

SYN ridicule :

Her novels poke fun at the upper class.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French poke, poque, of Germanic origin; akin to …
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FUN — I. ˈfən verb ( funned ; funned ; funning ; funs ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen to …
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POKE — poke 1 — pokable , adj. /pohk/ , v. , poked, poking , n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, …
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FUN — /fun/ , n. , v. , funned, funning , adj. n. 1. something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic …
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POKE — I. ˈpōk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Southern & Midland …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUN — I. ˈfən noun Etymology: English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe Date: 1727 …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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POKE — noun a bag; a sack; a pocket. 2. poke ·noun a long, wide sleeve; called also poke sleeve. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POKE — [poke] n [ME, fr. ONF--more at pocket] (13c) 1 chiefly Southern & Midland: bag, sack 2. a: wallet b: purse …
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FUN — [fun] n [E dial. fun to hoax, perh. alter. of ME fonnen, fr. fonne dupe] (1727) 1: what provides amusement …
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POKE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUN — / fʌn; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] 1. enjoyment; pleasure; a thing that gives enjoyment …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUN — n. & adj. --n. 1 amusement, esp. lively or playful. 2 a source of this. 3 (in full fun and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POKE — v. & n. v. 1 (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUN — n. & adj. n. 1 amusement, esp. lively or playful. 2 a source of this. 3 (in full fun and …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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POKE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, …
Oxford English vocab
FUN — n. & adj. --n. 1. amusement, esp. lively or playful. 2 a source of this. 3 (in full fun and …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
POKE — ( pokes, poking, poked) 1. If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUN — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You refer to an activity or …
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AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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POKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES turns out to be a pig in a poke ▪ What if the car …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sense of fun (= the ability to enjoy yourself and make things fun …
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POKE — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse, assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUN — Synonyms and related words : act, action, amusement, amusing, animal pleasure, ball, be merry with, beguiling, behave, belly laugh, big …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — A blow with the fist: I'll lend you a poke. A poke likewise means a sack: whence, to buy a …
Slang English vocab
POKE — I. ||poke noun Synonyms: bag 1, pouch, sack II. poke verb 1. to thrust something into so as to stir …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous , excellent ( BrE ), good , great , terrific , tremendous ▪ pure , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FUN — See ↑ ENJOY 3,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ for fun • ↑ have fun • ↑ just (for) a bit of …
Longman Activator English vocab
POKE — n. 25B6; verb she poked him in the ribs : PROD, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick. leave …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUN — n. 25B6; noun I joined in with the fun : ENJOYMENT, entertainment, amusement, pleasure; jollification, merrymaking; recreation, diversion, leisure, relaxation; …
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POKE — v. 1 jab, stick, prod, dig, goad, stab, thrust, push, elbow, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove Be careful not to …
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FUN
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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FUN — noun 1 DUBIOUS : A good novel can give you a lot of fun. GOOD : A good novel can …
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STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POKE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn : jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn : punch II 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUN — веселье, забава; развлечение - figure of * смешная фигура, предмет насмешек - full of * очень забавный; полный веселья - …
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AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POKE — poke.ogg _I 1. pəʋk n 1. 1> толчок, тычок to give smb. a poke in the ribs - толкнуть кого-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FUN — fun.ogg 1. fʌn n 1. 1> веселье, забава; развлечение figure of fun - смешная фигура, предмет насмешек full of fun …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
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