josh
verb /dʒɒʃ/
/dʒɑːʃ/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they josh | /dʒɒʃ/ /dʒɑːʃ/ |
| he / she / it joshes | /ˈdʒɒʃɪz/ /ˈdʒɑːʃɪz/ |
| past simple joshed | /dʒɒʃt/ /dʒɑːʃt/ |
| past participle joshed | /dʒɒʃt/ /dʒɑːʃt/ |
| -ing form joshing | /ˈdʒɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɑːʃɪŋ/ |
- josh (somebody) | + speech to gently make fun of somebody or talk to them in a joking way synonym teaseWord Originmid 19th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.