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.
n.
A teasing or joking remark.
[Origin unknown.]
josh′er n.
josh′ing·ly adv.
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josh

(dʒɒʃ)
vb
to tease (someone) in a bantering way
n
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.
n.
2. good-natured banter.
[1835–45]
josh′er, n.
josh′ing•ly, adv.

Josh.

Joshua.
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:josh - be silly or tease one another]josh - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
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"
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josh

verb
To tease or mock good-humoredly:
Informal: kid, rib, ride.
Slang: jive, rag, razz.
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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.
She turned off the main road, crept through uncle Josh Woodman's bars, waved away Mrs.
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"Maybe; I'm none so fond o' Josh Tod's thick ale, but I don't hinder you from making a fool o' yourself wi't."
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You're not the Bible's Rose of Sharon, are you?" he joshed a bit awkwardly.
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Now, after defying the odds to walk again, Josh has warned others about the dangers of balconies on boozy holidays.
Brit paralysed in 35ft Mallorca balcony plunge defies medics by walking again; Josh Meakin, who was sat on the balcony eating a McDonald's when he fell, has now urged other youngsters to be sensible while on boozy trips to party resorts
SHARJAH: The legend of revolutionary Urdu poet Josh Malihabadi (1898-1982) came alive at a special evening dedicated in his honour at Sharjah's Expo Centre on Friday.
Legend of revolutionary Urdu poet comes alive in Sharjah
Prosecutor Annabel Darlow QC had alleged that Milligan was responsible for Josh's death because of 'gross negligence' after supplying him with the drugs and failing to get medical attention in time.
Coventry man died of overdose of drugs supplied by his friend
Josh's father did not let his mother see Josh and requested that he be killed, which the hospital told him was not legal.
Josh's story
Josh was fatally stabbed in the neck in a bar inEastcotein October 2015.
Shane O'Brien latest: Accused set to appear in court charged with Josh Hanson's murder; Josh Hanson was stabbed in the neck in Eastcote
Prior to starting Blue Delta, Josh held posts in both the public and private sector, managing commercial real estate and economic development projects across the southeastern United States.
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