| pick on(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother) |
| poke fun(verb, expression, tease, ridicule, laugh) |
| pooh-pooh(verb, drop, reject, scorn, mock) |
| pull leg |
| put on(verb, expression, tease, ridicule, laugh) |
| rebuke(reprimand, reproach) |
| reproof |
| ribbing(noun, informal, laughter, teasing) |
| rile(verb, annoy, irritate, nettle) |
| satire(noun, scorn, twist, humor, disdain) |
| satirize(verb, scorn, condemn, mock, tease) |
| scold(verb, find, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| sneering(noun, ridicule) |
| swipe(noun, verb, scorn, condemn, insult) |
| vex(verb, upset, trouble, meet, bother) |
| wisecrack(noun, verb, play, crack, insult) |
| accuse |
| asperse(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, vilify) |
| blame(verb, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| bully(oppose, annoy, provoke, challenge, resist) |