roast
n. countablen. a situation where people make fun of someone in a funny but sharp way. It is often done as a joke among friends or on a comedy show.
n. a session of intense, often humorous public criticism or mockery directed at a specific individual. While traditionally a formal event to honor a guest with insults, it is now widely used in informal contexts for any sharp verbal takedown.
The comedian's roast of the celebrity was very funny.
After he showed up in that ridiculous outfit, his friends gave him a brutal roast in the group chat.
What began as a lighthearted roast among colleagues quickly turned awkward when one speaker touched on a genuinely sensitive professional failure.
From Middle English rosten, a borrowing from Old French rostir (“to roast, to torture with fire”), from Frankish rōstijan (“to roast, broil”), from Proto-Germanic raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (“to crackle; roast”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian rosterje (“to roast”), Dutch roosten, roosteren (“to roast”), German rösten (“to roast”). Displaced native Middle English breden, bræden (“to roast”), from Old English brǣdan, related to German braten (“to roast, grill”).
Commonly used with the verbs 'give' or 'perform'.