josh

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josh

(jŏsh)

v. joshed, josh·ing, josh·es

v.tr.

To tease (someone) good-humoredly: She joshed her brother about his strange new haircut.

v.intr.

To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter.

A teasing or joking remark.

[Origin unknown.]

josh′er n.

josh′ing·ly adv.

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josh

(dʒɒʃ)

to tease (someone) in a bantering way

a teasing or bantering joke

[C19: perhaps from joke, influenced by bosh¹]

ˈjosher n

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josh

(dʒɒʃ)
v.t., v.i.

1. to tease in a bantering way: chaff.

2. good-natured banter.

[1835–45]

josh′er, n.

josh′ing•ly, adv.

Josh.

Joshua.

josh

Past participle: joshed
Gerund: joshing

Imperative
josh
josh

Present
I josh
you josh
he/she/it joshes
we josh
you josh
they josh

Preterite
I joshed
you joshed
he/she/it joshed
we joshed
you joshed
they joshed

Present Continuous
I am joshing
you are joshing
he/she/it is joshing
we are joshing
you are joshing
they are joshing

Present Perfect
I have joshed
you have joshed
he/she/it has joshed
we have joshed
you have joshed
they have joshed

Past Continuous
I was joshing
you were joshing
he/she/it was joshing
we were joshing
you were joshing
they were joshing

Past Perfect
I had joshed
you had joshed
he/she/it had joshed
we had joshed
you had joshed
they had joshed

Future
I will josh
you will josh
he/she/it will josh
we will josh
you will josh
they will josh

Future Perfect
I will have joshed
you will have joshed
he/she/it will have joshed
we will have joshed
you will have joshed
they will have joshed

Future Continuous
I will be joshing
you will be joshing
he/she/it will be joshing
we will be joshing
you will be joshing
they will be joshing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been joshing
you have been joshing
he/she/it has been joshing
we have been joshing
you have been joshing
they have been joshing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been joshing
you will have been joshing
he/she/it will have been joshing
we will have been joshing
you will have been joshing
they will have been joshing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been joshing
you had been joshing
he/she/it had been joshing
we had been joshing
you had been joshing
they had been joshing

Conditional
I would josh
you would josh
he/she/it would josh
we would josh
you would josh
they would josh

Past Conditional
I would have joshed
you would have joshed
he/she/it would have joshed
we would have joshed
you would have joshed
they would have joshed

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Verb

josh - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

banter, chaff, jolly, kid

bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

josh

verb

To tease or mock good-humoredly:

banter, chaff, joke.

Informal: kid, rib, ride.

Slang: jive, rag, razz.

Translations

josh

[dʒɒʃ] (esp US)

A. VT → tomar el pelo a

B. VI → hacer bromas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

josh

(esp US inf)

vt → aufziehen, veräppeln, verulken (all inf)

vi → Spaß machen (inf)

n → Neckerei f, → Hänselei f

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"Come, now, Josh," he was saying, in a full rumbling tone, "look at it in this light: here is your poor mother going into the vale of years, and you could afford something handsome now to make her comfortable."

"Come, Josh," he said, in a cajoling tone, "give us a spoonful of brandy, and a sovereign to pay the way back, and I'll go.

"That's a pity, now, Josh," said Raffles, affecting to scratch his head and wrinkle his brows upward as if he were nonplussed.

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