josh

[ josh ]

/ dʒɒʃ /

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verb (used with or without object)

to chaff; banter in a teasing way.

noun

good-natured banter.

Nearby words

josephson, josephson effect, josephson junction, josephus, josephus, flavius, josh, josh., joshua, joshua tree, josiah, josias

Origin of josh

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; of obscure origin

Related forms

josh·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for joshing

If youll just open those liquid orbs of yours and give this room the once over, youll see whether Im joshing or not.
Baseball Joe in the World Series|Lester Chadwick
He was greeted by a burst of joshing from Conners and the others, but he scarcely heard it.
Under Boy Scout Colors|Joseph Bushnell Ames
The boys thought he was joshing them, but Long Lester was telling the literal truth.
Unexplored!|Allen Chaffee
The boys are joshing me now—not that I care for what might easy enough be so, but there's Billy.
Lin McLean|Owen Wister

I'm just joshing the weakness of the lemonade the Associations give us.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field

British Dictionary definitions for joshing

josh

/ (dʒɒʃ) slang /

verb

to tease (someone) in a bantering way

noun

a teasing or bantering joke

Derived Forms

josher, noun

Word Origin for josh

C19: perhaps from joke, influenced by bosh 1

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