roasting
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈroʊstɪŋ/
- Offensive
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roast
- We're going for a birthday roast and then afterwards we're going bowling, which I didn't plan.
He died performing at a Friars Club roast on stage.
- He died performing at a Friars Club roast on stage.
- Or you could be like in the audience of like the roast or something.
- I'm already funny, but the roasting didn't come in till folks just they was.
Examples
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He died performing at a Friars Club roast on stage.
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We're going to read the roasts about ourselves.
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And roasting, even within comedy, is a very specific context.
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Yeah, you know, beneath the roasting, they seem like good dudes.
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She's famous for some other skills that we'll explore, like roasting other comics and celebrities.
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During the comedy show, the audience enjoyed his hilarious roasting of popular celebrities.
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The event included a roasting where friends humorously teased the guest of honor.
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Her roasting of the famous actor left everyone laughing at the witty remarks she made.
Synonyms
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4.9
Making fun of someone or something by copying them to make others laugh
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4.8
An act of making someone look silly so other people laugh at them
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5.5
An act of making fun of someone to show dislike
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2.3
Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully
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7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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4.5
Making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
A strong mocking criticism of someone's words or actions
Antonyms
How Mocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roasting meaning joking or teasing comes from the cooking image of roast: people are like food 'cooked' by hot jokes. That's why a roasting is an event where friends tease a person on stage for fun.