josh verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion."My dear Polly. I welcome criticism, but this is mere——" Lady Wetherby stroked his coat sleeve fondly. "Never mind, Algie, I was only joshing you, precious.[…]" — 1915 •To make or exchange good-natured jokes.We are old friends, did I not tell you? So I may, what you Americans call, josh with him. — 1902 noun1 •An instance of good-natured banter. formsjoshed · joshing · joshes
