razz

[raz]Slang.

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verb (used with object)

to deride; make fun of; tease.

noun

raspberry(def 4).

Origin of razz

1910–15, Americanism; short for raspberry

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Related Words for razzing

chaff, tease, taunt, banter, needle, jest, joke, heckle, raspberry, rib, kid

Examples from the Web for razzing

Contemporary Examples of razzing

Lopez admits that as the resident ghost expert he does get a fair bit of razzing from his police officer buddies.
True Life: I’m a Part-Time Ghost Hunter
Christine Pelisek
September 15, 2013

Historical Examples of razzing

My grades werent so bad, but you should have heard the razzing I got!
Betty Lee, Freshman
David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
I thought he was razzing me for a moment, but saw that he really meant it.
Test Pilot
David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for razzing

razz

verb

(tr) to make fun of; deride

noun

short for raspberry (def. 5)

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Word Origin and History for razzing

razz

"to hiss or deride," 1920, shortened and altered variant of raspberry (q.v.) in its rhyming slang sense. Related: Razzed; razzing. As a noun, in to give the razz, from 1919.