Poke fun at
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- USA Today - Saturday, 10 Apr 2021
- The New York Times Mini - Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 5 Aug 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 1 Jun 2019
- The New York Times Mini - Monday, 27 May 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
RIB
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
KID
Young goat
RUB
4 letters
TWIT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
RAZZ
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
RIDE
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
JAPE
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
GIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
RIDE
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
JAPE
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
5 letters
TAUNT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
6 letters
NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
DERIDE
Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
HECKLE
A comb for separating flax fibers
PARODY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
7 letters
LAMPOON
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
BRUSQUE
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
8 letters
SATIRIZE
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
RIDICULE
The act of deriding or treating with contempt