Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(W.I.) to tease, to make a fool of someone.

1983		V. Bloom ‘Name Shame’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 19: Is nat a nice name Kessiah Mugg / An mi noh pappy show.
1991		L.E. Adams Jam. Patois 59: Poppy-show: in the idiom, tek smadi mek poppy-show, which means to make fun of someone or shame them, making them look ridiculous.