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to roast

to roast

33 5.5
To make fun of someone in a joking way, often in public
  • verb
  • /roʊst/
  • Offensive
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  • Like, yeah, he's why, Why are people roasting him left and right?
  • roast someone
  • get roasted

Well, if you had to roast me, what would you say?

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Examples

  • Well, if you had to roast me, what would you say?

  • All she does is roast men, but rightfully so.

  • You know, you could always roast me as the Asian dad.

  • I'm going to roast you.

  • No, because you're about to roast me right now.

  • My sister, however, requires a little bit more evidence before someone gets roasted.

  • - Yeah, the newspapers are gonna roast me over the hot coals for this one.

  • I'm quite certain I'm going to get roasted as an 'apologist' for my own opinion.

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  • In this version, Obama is roasted not by adoring press and celebrities, but by the various ...

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  • At the party, everyone took turns to roast their friends, sharing funny stories and light-hearted jabs.

Synonyms

to laugh at
vsto roast
  • Offensive
456 2.0

To make fun of someone in a mean way to show they are silly

is milder and meant as good natured humour rather than scorn
to make fun of
vsto roast
  • Offensive
307 2.3

Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed

is friendlier in intent and more openly humorous rather than mean
to ridicule
vsto roast
  • Offensive
108 4.6

To make someone look silly in a mean way so others laugh at them

is less contemptuous and instead keeps a good natured humorous tone
to joke about
vsto roast
80 2.9

Say something funny, often unkind, about someone or something

is similar but often aimed at a public comic moment rather than casual remarks
to poke fun
vsto roast
  • Offensive
25 3.9

To make jokes about someone to make them look silly

leans more toward public, good natured ridicule rather than private teasing
to poke fun at
vsto roast
  • Offensive
23 3.4

To make jokes about someone, sometimes to be playful and sometimes to be unkind

is more likely to be a public humorous performance rather than casual jokes
to lampoon
vsto roast
8 7.7

To publicly make fun of a person or group by copying their style

is also public and humorous but aims at friendly teasing rather than sharp satire
to rally
vsto roast
  • UK
5 5.2

To tease someone repeatedly in a friendly way

is often more public and staged rather than just persistent teasing
to take potshots at
vsto roast
  • Offensive
4 8.1

To make quick, unfair critical remarks about someone or their ideas

is aimed at good natured public teasing rather than unfair criticism
to rib
vsto roast
  • Informal
2 3.8

To tease someone in a friendly, joking way

is similar but usually done publicly as good natured ridicule
to take the pee out of
vsto roast
  • Offensive
9.9

Tease someone by making jokes about them

keeps a friendlier tone and is commonly intended as good natured humour
to make game of
vsto roast
  • Offensive
8.0

Laugh at someone or treat something serious as a joke

focuses more on friendly ridicule for humour rather than treating seriousness lightly
to bemock
vsto roast
  • Offensive
9.9

To make fun of someone in a cruel way

is the opposite in intent, being playful and not contemptuous

Antonyms

342 1.6

A polite remark that praises someone or something

161 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

Compounds

26 1.0

Sliced beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

22 2.4

A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes

Chicken cooked in an oven until brown and served as a main meal

A sandwich made with slices of roast beef, served hot or cold

3 1.0

Pork cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

3 3.6

A cut of beef from the back of a cow used for roasting or slow cooking

2 1.6

A cut of pork cooked in an oven until tender

weenie roast
  • Informal
2 7.2

An informal outdoor gathering where people cook hot dogs over an open fire

1 2.8

A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole

1 1.3

A large piece of beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

1 1.6

Meat from a young sheep that is cooked in an oven or over a fire until brown

1 5.5

A round cooked meat made from lamb ribs arranged like a crown

1 2.0

A large piece of lamb cooked whole in an oven

1 2.6

Meat from a young cow that is cooked in an oven

A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

5.1

A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting

harsh roast
  • Informal
7.9

A strong mocking criticism of someone's words or actions

A type of iris with purple flowers and leaves that smell bad

wiener roast
  • Informal
7.1

A casual outdoor party where people cook hot dogs over a fire and eat them

How Mocking

to humiliate
  • Offensive
414 6.1
insult
  • Offensive
313 1.3
to roast
  • Offensive
33 5.5
to rib
  • Informal
2 3.8
to joke
476 1.0

Surface Forms

roast infinitive
roasted past
roasted past participle
roasting present participle
roasts third person singular

Etymology

Roast (verb, to tease) is a newer, figurative use that grew from the cooking idea; a helpful way to remember it is to think of words that 'burn' someone — to roast someone is to sharply and jokingly criticize them.