razz
[ raz ]
/ ræz /
Slang.
verb (used with object)
to deride; make fun of; tease.
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Origin of razz
1910–15,
Americanism; short for
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Words related to razz
banter,
chaff,
heckle,
jest,
joke,
kid,
needle,
rib,
ridicule,
taunt,
tease How to use razz in a sentence
Lopez admits that as the resident ghost expert he does get a fair bit of razzing from his police officer buddies.
The fans on the bleachers ceased their fruitless razzing of the tin umpire and began to cheer.
My grades werent so bad, but you should have heard the razzing I got!
I thought he was razzing me for a moment, but saw that he really meant it.
He quit razzing me and I tried to pay attention, but I couldn't; all I could do was think of home.
He knew that he had laid himself open to a "royal razzing," but he proceeded to bluff himself out of the dilemma.
British Dictionary definitions for razz
razz
/ (ræz) US and Canadian slang /
verb
(tr) to make fun of; deride
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