| 单词 | josher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈjosher ˈjosher n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] > one who banters railleur1655 raillier1663 banterer1678 rallier1678 badineur1734 quiz1797 quizzer1797 queerera1800 smoker1812 persifleur1829 chaffer1851 tease1853 leg-puller1887 josher1899 ragger1903 kibitzer1925 1899 F. Norris McTeague iv. 57 What a josher was this Marcus! Sure, you never could tell what he would do next. 1904 New York Sun 21 Aug. 10 Others said that Mr. Taggart had turned out to be a josher and a jollier. 1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock vi. 113 Quite a josher, Mr. Wilkins was, but always the gentleman. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror xvii. 273 Miss Stryker formally stamped him with the seal of her approval as ‘a good kid’. And..it is but a step from being a good kid to being..a great old josher. 1966 H. Marriott Cariboo Cowboy viii. 75 This P.G.E., or ‘Please Go Easy’ as some smart joshers called it, started its way at Squamish on Howe Sound. < as lemmas |
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