josh
verb (used with or without object)
to chaff; banter in a teasing way.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Breakfast is being served, the waitress is joshing with her customers, and dollops of blokey Midlands bonhomie are being swapped back and forth.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2010