poke fun vs taunt

poke fun

verb
  • To subject someone to laughter or ridicule. 

taunt

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

How often have the words poke fun and taunt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )