( old-fashioned , NAmE , informal ) to make an unkind remark about sb/sth; to laugh at sb/sth
TAKE A POKE AT SB/STH
Meaning of TAKE A POKE AT SB/STH in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005