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Poke The Rabbit

To do something that you know annoys someone frequently, risking a violent outburst the more the action is done. It refers to an online game, where a rabbit is poked, until it eventually bites the mouse. Often shouted out to someone as a warning that what they're doing can get them hurt.
Guy 1 pokes Girl 1 who does not like being poked. Guy 1 pokes Girl 1 again and again
Guy 2 to Guy 1 - "Don't poke the rabbit man. She'll kill you."

Poke the bear 

A game from the TV Show "Scrubs" where two people passive-aggressively make fun of a person standing nearby, slowly getting more and more critical/personal with the person. The game ends when the person tries to call you on insulting them, or one of the players makes nervous eye contact with the person, giving it away.
Example of Poke the bear:

(Dr. Cox enters the room from the room of a patient he cannot diagnose)
J.D.: So Turk, yesterday i had this patient I could just not diagnose.
Turk: Wow you must have felt like a real jackass.
J.D.: I did feel like a jackass, but then I was able to figure out what was wrong with them because I'm not a jackass, I'm a good doctor... Oh hey Dr. Cox, how are things?
Poke the bear by bearpoke92 March 22, 2009

Poked the log 

when you give someone anal and it touches their shit
"I just poked the log last night"
Poked the log by Bob John October 19, 2006

The Big Poke 

Guy 1: Hey man, I got the big poke today!
Guy 2: Sweet, let's hit the clubs in two weeks!
The Big Poke by SporkMonster April 27, 2021

don't poke the bear

A phrase uttered to ward off people who are needlessly angering, upseting, or annoying you... sometimes even going out of the way to do so. A different way to warn people that they're on thin ice, or that a joke is going too far.
John, eating pancakes: Ughh, these are terrible...

Macy: I'm sorry I tried not to burn them this time...

John, laughing: The syrup isn't even seeping in!

Macy: Hey, you never cook so don't complain!

John, still giggling, takes another bite and makes a gagging sound

Macy: Hey, don't poke the bear!
don't poke the bear by bahalaugh January 24, 2011

Poke the Monkey

Ask for one's opinion knowing that it may be terse or unfavorable.
Bob: What do you think about Obama?
Ed: Do you really want to poke the monkey....
Poke the Monkey by IndianaGuy June 19, 2016