All joshing synonyms
josh
J j adjective joshing
- humorous β Archaic. moist; wet.
- jocular β given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- jovial β endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- screamer β a person or thing that screams.
- off-the-wall β markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
- facetious β not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- boffo β very good; highly successful
- hare-brained β giddy; reckless.
- gelastic β Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- teasing β to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- amusing β Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- tongue-in-cheek β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- schtick β shtick.
- zany β ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- laughing β that laughs or is given to laughter: a laughing child.
- comical β If you describe something as comical, you mean that it makes you want to laugh because it seems funny or silly.
- farcical β pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
- jollying β Present participle of jolly.
- droll β amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- laughable β such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- chirpy β If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- side-splitting β convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- crackup β a cracking up
- rioter β a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- horse's tail β burro's tail.
- absurd β If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- conversable β easy or pleasant to talk to
- wisecracking β a smart or facetious remark.
- clownish β If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- larking β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- kiddingly β to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
- punning β the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- tongue in cheek β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- goofus β a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
noun joshing
- spoofing β a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- buffoonery β Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- clownishness β The state of being clownish.
- rowdiness β a rough, disorderly person.
- fooling β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- asteism β use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
- badinage β Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- boisterous β Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy.
- skylarking β a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- raillery β good-humored ridicule; banter.
- dissing β to show disrespect for; affront.
- banter β Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.