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Synonyms for joshing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : josh
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɒʃ

Définition of joshing

Origin :
  • "to make fun of, to banter," 1845, American English, probably from the familiar version of the proper name Joshua, but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word was in use earlier than the career of U.S. humorist Josh Billings, pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885), who did not begin to write and lecture until 1860; but his popularity after 1869 may have influence that of the word.
  • About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. ["Josh Billings"]
  • Related: Joshed; joshing.
  • verb joke
Example sentences :
  • If you had, I'd probably have told it around and you'd have got a lot of joshing.
  • Extract from : « Left End Edwards » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Those there fellows he's joshing have been with him seven years.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
  • I'm just joshing the weakness of the lemonade the Associations give us.
  • Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field
  • "Now there's a woman's thinking for you," he chided her fondly, joshing her a little.
  • Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • "One might almost think that he was joshing me," said Bateman, flushing.
  • Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
  • Great was the joshing that followed the landing of the two missing boats.
  • Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise » by Louis Arundel
  • He even indulged himself in a bit of joshing with the Mystic.
  • Extract from : « The Gay Gnani of Gingalee » by Florence Huntley
  • I could have killed the boys for joshing me the way they did.
  • Extract from : « Angel Island » by Inez Haynes Gillmore
  • The boys thought he was joshing them, but Long Lester was telling the literal truth.
  • Extract from : « Unexplored! » by Allen Chaffee
  • The boys are joshing me now—not that I care for what might easy enough be so, but there's Billy.
  • Extract from : « Lin McLean » by Owen Wister

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