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单词 razz
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Definition of razz in English:

razz

verb razræz
[with object]North American informal
  • Tease (someone) playfully.

    his co-workers razz him about it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That would mean Dad would lose all the money he spent on this special program, and Tom would razz him about being a baby.
    • He admits his friends have already razzed him about what a bad movie he made.
    • My teammates razzed me before and after the game.
    • I razzed him about his porn collection (such as it was), and surprised him somewhat when I said I didn't have one of my own.
    • Sure, we razz her, but we eventually come around.
    • I'd razz him about lying and having a poster hanging over his bed.
    • Their relationship - and his recovery - has been punctuated by similar conversations, along with plenty of good-natured razzing.
    • Nica loved razzing her friend, especially when she was supposed to be whispering for the sake of a guy nearby.
    • As we headed inside, Savannah was still razzing Maria about becoming a grandmother.
    • This doesn't stop them from razzing the day's hero.
    • Some of my buddies did though, and they razzed me about it.
    • His buddies razzed him about his helmet hair, of course.
    • He endlessly razzes his black partner, Kevin Murphy, with racist jokes, and then gives him a high five to show that it's all in good fun.
    • At one point, police cordoned off a city block after several dozen demonstrators jeered and razzed the incoming audience.
    • We haven't talked a lot yet, but we razz each other a little in flirtatious ways while I get his coffee, that kind of thing.
    • That film was a tedious prank, a punk-assed joke that challenged the viewer to feel, then razzed anyone silly enough get involved.
    • Sara knew he would razz her about the political correctness and her saying she trusted me.
    • Apparently, some of the guys at school started to figure things out and were razzing Brian about being gay.
    • I could never pass up an opportunity to razz you though, you know that.
    • On most teams that I've been on, there's always one older player who likes to razz the young guys.
    Synonyms
    make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about
noun razræz
North American informal
  • another term for raspberry (sense 4)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We essentially gave Freddie the razz for not doing more to influence his cabinet colleagues.
    • But Toronto welcomed Wilson's acoustic ramblings with a razz, and killed his musical dreams.

Origin

Early 20th century: from informal razzberry, alteration of raspberry.

Rhymes

Abkhaz, as, Baz, has, jazz, pizzazz, whereas
 
 

Definition of razz in US English:

razz

verbrazræz
[with object]North American informal
  • Tease (someone) playfully.

    his co-workers razz him about it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He admits his friends have already razzed him about what a bad movie he made.
    • He endlessly razzes his black partner, Kevin Murphy, with racist jokes, and then gives him a high five to show that it's all in good fun.
    • Some of my buddies did though, and they razzed me about it.
    • Apparently, some of the guys at school started to figure things out and were razzing Brian about being gay.
    • That film was a tedious prank, a punk-assed joke that challenged the viewer to feel, then razzed anyone silly enough get involved.
    • Sara knew he would razz her about the political correctness and her saying she trusted me.
    • At one point, police cordoned off a city block after several dozen demonstrators jeered and razzed the incoming audience.
    • I razzed him about his porn collection (such as it was), and surprised him somewhat when I said I didn't have one of my own.
    • I'd razz him about lying and having a poster hanging over his bed.
    • As we headed inside, Savannah was still razzing Maria about becoming a grandmother.
    • Their relationship - and his recovery - has been punctuated by similar conversations, along with plenty of good-natured razzing.
    • That would mean Dad would lose all the money he spent on this special program, and Tom would razz him about being a baby.
    • I could never pass up an opportunity to razz you though, you know that.
    • Sure, we razz her, but we eventually come around.
    • My teammates razzed me before and after the game.
    • His buddies razzed him about his helmet hair, of course.
    • We haven't talked a lot yet, but we razz each other a little in flirtatious ways while I get his coffee, that kind of thing.
    • This doesn't stop them from razzing the day's hero.
    • On most teams that I've been on, there's always one older player who likes to razz the young guys.
    • Nica loved razzing her friend, especially when she was supposed to be whispering for the sake of a guy nearby.
    Synonyms
    make fun of, poke fun at, chaff, make jokes about, rag, mock, laugh at, guy, satirize, be sarcastic about
nounrazræz
North American informal
  • another term for raspberry (sense 4)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But Toronto welcomed Wilson's acoustic ramblings with a razz, and killed his musical dreams.
    • We essentially gave Freddie the razz for not doing more to influence his cabinet colleagues.

Origin

Early 20th century: from informal razzberry, alteration of raspberry.

 
 
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