Synonyms of poking fun at

poking fun at

phrase

present participle of poke fun at

as in ridiculing

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculing
• mocking
• laughing (at)
• making fun of
• ragging on
• making sport of
• shooting down
• cocking snooks (at)
• cocking a snook (at)
• scouting
• teasing
• taunting
• jeering
• sneering (at)
• deriding
• scoffing (at)
• jibing
• gibing
• parodying
• skewering
• taking off (on)
• imitating
• tormenting
• harassing
• targeting
• putting down
• poohing
• disparaging
• kidding
• scorning
• belittling
• riding
• decrying
• ribbing
• baiting
• razzing
• rallying
• mimicking
• tweaking
• quizzing
• twitting
• chaffing
• pestering
• bugging
• ragging
• heckling
• bad-mouthing
• travestying
• jiving
• satirizing
• catcalling
• caricaturing
• parroting
• joshing
• aping
• harrying
• burlesquing
• pooh-poohing
• hassling
• needling
• pillorying
• lampooning
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• commending
• applauding
• indorsing