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to roast

to roast

31 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
574 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
392 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 joke about
vsto roast
140 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 ridicule
vsto roast
  • Offensive
90 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 poke fun
vsto roast
  • Offensive
30 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
26 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 rib
vsto roast
  • Informal
5 3.8

To tease someone in a friendly, joking way

is similar but usually done publicly as good natured ridicule
to take potshots at
vsto roast
  • Offensive
5 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 make game of
vsto roast
  • Offensive
4 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 rally
vsto roast
  • UK
1 5.2

To tease someone repeatedly in a friendly way

is often more public and staged rather than just persistent teasing
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 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

300 1.6

A polite remark that praises someone or something

220 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

Compounds

33 1.0

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

28 2.4

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

18 1.0

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

7 1.0

Pork cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

4 3.6

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

4 1.6

A cut of pork cooked in an oven until tender

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

weenie roast
  • Informal
4 7.2

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

3 1.6

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

2 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 2.0

A large piece of lamb cooked whole in an oven

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

1 5.5

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

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

wiener roast
  • Informal
1 7.1

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

1 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

How Mocking

to humiliate
  • Offensive
208 6.1
insult
  • Offensive
286 1.3
to roast
  • Offensive
31 5.5
to rib
  • Informal
5 3.8
to joke
530 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.