| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| josh |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  j sh |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: joshed, josh·ing, josh·es
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To tease (someone) good-humoredly. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter. See synonyms at banter. | | NOUN: | A teasing or joking remark. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Origin unknown. | | OTHER FORMS: | josh er —NOUN
joshing·ly —ADVERB
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