Subject to laughter or ridicule. Synonyms:blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, rib, ridicule, roast."The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher" , "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
... said, "nobody knows how hard it is to be a little man. Nobody respects you. Your folks always apologize and try to explain your size or tell you not to mind. And strangers and friends poke fun at you. After a while, of course, you learn to laugh at yourself on the outside and folks get to think that it's all a joke for you too and that you don't mind. But you never laugh on the inside or when you're by yourself. And you get ... — Green Valley • Katharine Reynolds
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