josh

josh (one) about (something)

To tease one in a good-humored, bantering manner. I'm just joshing you about your haircut. It actually looks pretty good. They said they were just joshing me about my mistake in class, but it was still pretty annoying.
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josh around

1. To joke or fool around; to banter or exchange good-humored jokes. I know you all like to josh around, but we really need to focus and get this project finished ASAP. I'm sorry, I didn't intend to cause offense. I was only joshing around with you.
2. To tease someone in a good-humored, bantering manner. In this usage, a noun or a pronoun is used between "josh" and "around." The older employees liked to josh me around for my first couple of weeks on the job. You really shouldn't josh the customers around like that. A lot of them don't realize that you're joking.
See also: around, josh
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

josh

(dʒɑʃ)
tv. & in. to tease someone; to kid someone. Stop joshing. Be serious.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • be as good as new
  • as good as new
  • (as) good as new
  • (it's) good to have you (here)
  • do no good
  • (one) (has) never had it so good
  • for good measure
  • do (one) a/the world of good
  • as good as it gets
  • a good
References in periodicals archive
Josh had just come back from a night out and was eating his fast food on the balcony with other holiday-goers he had met in a nightclub.
Another highlight of the evening was an absorbing talk session where Josh's grandson Kaleem Shikoh and famous Urdu poet Dr Waseem Barelvi gave a detailed insight into the poetic genius of Josh.
Josh, who Milligan said had arranged for the cocaine to be supplied to him, collected him from the station.
Maria tried to adopt Josh. The congregation was willing to help with expenses if needed.
The Metropolitan Police Service said they have been keeping Josh's family, tireless campaigners ever since his death, up to date with the latest developments.
In 2010, the Mississippi Economic Development Council awarded Josh the Heidel Award for his work in the held of Economic Development.
" Before their performance, Josh led the crowd in singing a happy birthday for Lea who celebrates her 48th birthday on the exact date of the concert.
On the occasion a large number of prominent poets and scholars, including Prof Sahar Ansari, Iqbal Haider, founder of Josh Literary Society, Dr Hilal Naqvi, chief editor Urdu Dictionary Board Aqil Abbas Jafari, Dr Aliya Imam, Prof Manzar Aubi, Prof Jazib Qureshi, Mubeen Mirza, Dr Jawaid Manzar, Yawar Mehdi, Prof Aniz Rizvi, Qamar Razi, and many others also spoke.
The Boro team won the tournament, with Josh scoring a header in the semi-finals.
Josh was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August 2014 when he was aged just five.
Hameed Shahid addressing the participants said, Josh was a poet of nature and due to his revolutionary ideas, he became famous forever.More research work on his poetry should be initiated which was the need of time, he added.
Ghazanfer Mehdi said that the poetry of Josh had a vital place in Urdu literature, adding that it was need of the time to promote literary work of the revolutionary poet.
Hameed Shahid said Josh was a poet of nature and due to his revolutionary ideas, he became famous forever.
Wanting to give the promising buck yet another year, Josh focused his attention elsewhere.
Footage released ahead of tonight's show sees Wes in the Beach Hut, sharing his views on Josh's dilemma.