josh
1 of 3verb
ˈjäsh 
joshed; joshing; joshes
intransitive verb
: to engage in banter : joke
transitive verb
: to tease good-naturedly : kid
josher noun
josh
2 of 3noun
: a good-humored joke : jest
Josh
3 of 3abbreviation
Joshua
Synonyms
Verb
- chaff
- jive
- joke
- kid
- rally
- razz
- rib
- ride
- roast
- tease
Noun
- boff
- boffo
- boffola
- crack
- drollery
- funny
- gag
- giggle [chiefly British]
- jape
- jest
- joke
- laugh
- nifty
- one-liner
- pleasantry
- quip
- rib
- sally
- waggery
- wisecrack
- witticism
- yuk [slang]
- yuck
- yak
- yock
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Example Sentences
Verb Don't take him seriously. He's just joshing. don't get all hot and bothered! I'm just joshing you Noun a close-knit family constantly exchanging lighthearted joshes at the dinner table
Recent Examples on the Web
Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2020 Last June, at an annual gathering of military bigwigs in Singapore, France’s defence minister joshed her British counterpart by pointing out that the previous year both had vied to send more frigates to the Shangri-La Dialogue than the other. The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 The son of Caitlyn Jenner and star of The Hills joshed about the moment on Instagram yesterday when his pal Brandon Lee brought up the hot topic in his comments. Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019 They could just as easily be ensconced in your den, hunched over Playstation while joking, joshing and jabbing with each other as only best buds can. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2019 There is a little too much joshing around going on, actually. Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 6 July 2018 Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Trump, said the first lady and Prince Harry chatted about the competition during their approximately 20-minute meeting and joshed about which country would take home the most medals. Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017 The Broncos’ locker room is typically boisterous, with celebratory shouts and smiles and even joshing on camera during interviews. Nicki Jhabvala, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2017 The group joshed around and one by one, stepped up to thwack golf balls towards a tiny floating island in the Connecticut River. Amanda Morris, Courant Community, 17 June 2017 See More
Verb
Ripa—expertly self-deprecatory, humble in the face of escalating absurdities—joshed that their attendance was a form of punishment, and instead courted the home viewer’s attention. Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2020 Last June, at an annual gathering of military bigwigs in Singapore, France’s defence minister joshed her British counterpart by pointing out that the previous year both had vied to send more frigates to the Shangri-La Dialogue than the other. The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 The son of Caitlyn Jenner and star of The Hills joshed about the moment on Instagram yesterday when his pal Brandon Lee brought up the hot topic in his comments. Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019 They could just as easily be ensconced in your den, hunched over Playstation while joking, joshing and jabbing with each other as only best buds can. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2019 There is a little too much joshing around going on, actually. Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 6 July 2018 Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Trump, said the first lady and Prince Harry chatted about the competition during their approximately 20-minute meeting and joshed about which country would take home the most medals. Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017 The Broncos’ locker room is typically boisterous, with celebratory shouts and smiles and even joshing on camera during interviews. Nicki Jhabvala, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2017 The group joshed around and one by one, stepped up to thwack golf balls towards a tiny floating island in the Connecticut River. Amanda Morris, Courant Community, 17 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb
1845, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1878, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
josh
verb
ˈjäsh
joshed; joshing
: to make humorous remarks or tease in a good-natured way
joshing 1 of 3
adjective
as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing a joshing response to my earnest question Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- joking
- jesting
- bantering
- kidding
- sarcastic
- ribbing
- fooling
- mocking
- razzing
- quizzical
- funning
- rallying
- chaffing
- ridiculing
- taunting
- needling
- jeering
- baiting
- heckling
- derisive
- quipping
- deriding
- bandying
- hassling
- contemptuous
- scornful
- derisory
- disdainful
joshing
2 of 3noun
as in jesting
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks for all his joshing, he can be very serious when he needs to be Synonyms & Similar Words
- jesting
- banter
- joke
- laugh
- badinage
- humorousness
- repartee
- raillery
- ribbing
- persiflage
- humor
- chaff
- chatter
- kidding
- razzing
- witticism
- wisecrack
- ridiculing
- mocking
- barb
- wit
- quip
- backchat
- facetiousness
- pleasantry
- jest
- sally
- funniness
- give-and-take
- fooling
- drollness
- waggery
- gag
- nothings
- gossip
- gambit
- wordplay
- dig
- richness
- chitchat
- hilariousness
- small talk
- crack
joshing
3 of 3verb
1
as in kidding
to make fun of in a good-natured way don't get all hot and bothered! I'm just joshing you Synonyms & Similar Words
- kidding
- joking
- teasing
- razzing
- ribbing
- bantering
- jiving
- roasting
- chaffing
- jesting
- funning
- riding
- goofing on
- rallying
- quipping
- taking the mickey out of
- yukking
- fooling
- japing
- wisecracking
- jollying
- yucking
- stringing along
- gagging
2
as in bantering
to make jokes a very outgoing man who joshes with everyone he meets Synonyms & Similar Words
- joking
- jesting
- bantering
- funning
- quipping
- kidding
- yukking
- japing
- jollying
- wisecracking
- yucking
- fooling
- jiving
- teasing
- razzing
- chaffing
- amusing
- ribbing
- jeering
- cracking wise
- ridiculing
- mocking
- gibing
- ragging
- jibing
- hazing
- gagging
- entertaining
- parodying
- satirizing
- lampooning
- caricaturing
- rallying
- diverting