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josh

  [josh]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to chaff; banter in a teasing way.
–noun
2. good-natured banter.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; of obscure orig.

Related forms:
josher, noun
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josh   (jŏsh)   
v.   joshed, josh·ing, josh·es

v.   tr.
To tease (someone) good-humoredly.
v.   intr.
To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter. See Synonyms at banter.
n.  A teasing or joking remark.

[Origin unknown.]
josh'er n., josh'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
josh [dʒɑʃ]

  1. tv. & in.
    to tease someone; to kid someone. : Stop joshing. Be serious.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

josh 
1845, Amer.Eng., probably from the familiar version of the proper name Joshua, but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word was in use earlier than the career of U.S. humorist "John Billings," pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-85), who did not begin to write and lecture until 1860; but his popularity after 1869 may have influence that of the word.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. ["Josh Billings"]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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