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- [josh]
- /dʒɒʃ/
- /dʒɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [josh]
- /dʒɒʃ/
Definitions of josh word
- noun josh a male given name, form of Joshua. 1
- noun josh Tease (someone) in a playful way. 1
- verb josh to tease (someone) in a bantering way 0
- noun josh a teasing or bantering joke 0
- abbreviation JOSH Joshua 0
- verb transitive josh to ridicule in a good-humored way; tease jokingly; banter 0
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Origin of josh
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Josh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
josh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
josh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for josh
verb josh
- tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- rib — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- make fun of — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- chaff — Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
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