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josh

1

[ josh ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to chaff; banter in a teasing way.


noun

  1. good-natured banter.

Josh

2

[ josh ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Joshua.

Josh.

3

abbreviation for

Bible.
  1. Joshua.

Josh.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Joshua
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

josh

2

/ »åÏôɒʃ /

verb

  1. to tease (someone) in a bantering way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a teasing or bantering joke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈÂá´Ç²õ³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • Âá´Ç²õ³óİù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of josh1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; of obscure origin
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of josh1

C19: perhaps from joke , influenced by bosh 1
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Army company in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, as a group of men trek across the jungle, land in firefights and use downtime to josh and fight over God, country, race and more.

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Grounded by Harden’s natural and loosely charming performance, Khalid treats his nightmare scenario with an alternating sense of anxiety and buoyant, joshing can-do attitude.

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The other option is to join the crude, cynical supergroup modeled by the “Expendables†series, in which beloved stars josh and jostle for a cash grab.

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In December, a judge rejected Lake’s assertion her statements were “rhetorical hyperbole†— perhaps she thought “just joshing†wouldn’t have had the same legal heft — and allowed the suit to proceed.

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After two hours of laps, they plunged into a Jacuzzi, where they joshed for a few minutes before calling it a day.

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