razz

[raz] Origin

razz

[raz] Slang.
verb (used with object)
1.
to deride; make fun of; tease.
noun
2.
raspberry (def. 4).

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characterized by or defining oneself by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and support or use of natural products and health foods
having a pleasantly plump figure

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; short for raspberry
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razz (ræz)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to make fun of; deride
 
n
2.  short for raspberry

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Word Origin & History

razz
"to hiss or deride," 1920, shortened and altered variant of raspberry (q.v.) in its rhyming slang sense.
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razz definition

[ræz]
  1. tv.
    to tease someone. : I was just razzing you. I didn't mean any harm.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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