josh

josh
To joke.

I'm just joshin ya!


Dictionary of american slang with examples. .

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  • josh´er — josh «josh», verb, noun. U.S. Informal. –v.t., v.i. to make good natured fun of; tease playfully; banter: »You re only joshing me (Bret Harte). –n. good natured banter. ╂[American English, perhaps < Josh, nickname for Joshua] –josh´er …   Useful english dictionary

  • josh — (v.) to make fun of, to banter, 1845, American English, probably from the familiar version of the proper name JOSHUA (Cf. Joshua), but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word …   Etymology dictionary

  • josh — josh·er; josh·ua; josh; …   English syllables

  • Josh|u|a — «JOSH u uh», noun. 1. the successor of Moses, who led the children of Israel into the Promised Land (in the Bible). 2. a book of the Old Testament. Abbr: Josh …   Useful english dictionary

  • josh — [dʒɔʃ US dʒa:ʃ] v [I and T] old fashioned to talk to someone or laugh at them in a gentle joking way ▪ The guys josh him and call him an egghead …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Josh — /josh/, n. a male given name, form of Joshua. * * * …   Universalium

  • Josh — m English: short form of JOSHUA (SEE Joshua), occasionally used as an independent given name …   First names dictionary

  • josh — [ dʒaʃ ] verb intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to make jokes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • josh — vb *banter, chaff, kid, rag, rib, jolly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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