The Clue
Not just poke fun at (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ROAST
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Notes
The answer ROAST is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Definition
ROAST as a noun:
1. (roast, joint) = a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
2. (knock, roast) = negative criticism
ROAST as a verb:
1. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
2. (ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun) = 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"
ROAST as an adjective:
1. (roast, roasted) = (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven