josh
to chaff; banter in a teasing way.
good-natured banter.
Origin of josh
1Other words from josh
- josher, noun
Other definitions for Josh (2 of 3)
a male given name, form of Joshua.
Other definitions for Josh. (3 of 3)
Joshua.
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How to use josh in a sentence
His brother, josh, who runs a fitness-focused physical therapy company, said Funk is stronger and faster than before.
Maryland’s Jake Funk has become numb to pain so the tumult of 2020 can’t faze him | Emily Giambalvo | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostNow that josh is working full time at home as a lawyer, that remodel is paying dividends.
Sharing a home office with your partner? Here’s how to keep the peace. | Amanda Long | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostWhen josh is just being who they are, it’s a full-makeup Elphaba experience.
Date Lab update: These daters discussed their witch personas. Here’s where they are now. | Maureen O'Connor | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostWe’ll all adapt sooner or later, both Jared and josh predict.
I jammed back and said to josh, “Dude, we can save our neighbors’ houses.”
Little Jim talked horses and cattle and ranching with the grown-ups and took their good-natured joshing philosophically.
Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert KnibbsThere was not much talk now, and very little joshing or laughter.
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan ScottApparently the amount of the start given the lunatic depended upon the amount of the bet to which the joshing led up.
Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore RooseveltThe Harvard boys had to stand for an awful joshing on the way they had been outwitted by 'Lo!
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron | J. W. DuffieldPerhaps it was our joshing about what Robinson Crusoe would be likely to do, if he found himself located like we are.
The Boy Scouts Along the Susquehanna | Herbert Carter
British Dictionary definitions for josh (1 of 2)
/ (dʒɒʃ) slang /
to tease (someone) in a bantering way
a teasing or bantering joke
Origin of josh
1Derived forms of josh
- josher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Josh. (2 of 2)
/ Bible /
Joshua
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