poke fun vs expose

expose vs poke fun

poke fun is not a noun while expose is a noun.

poke fun and expose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poke fun	No	No	Yes	No
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expose is a hyponym of poke fun; that is, expose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poke fun:

poke fun: subject to laughter or ridicule
expose: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

Other hyponyms of poke fun include tease, lampoon, satirise, satirize, debunk, stultify.

poke fun (noun)	expose (noun)
	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

poke fun (verb)	expose (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule	abandon by leaving out in the open air
	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
	to show, make visible or apparent
	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover

Difference between poke fun and expose

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