joshing

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noun

Good-natured teasing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of josh
nounjoshing (countable and uncountable, plural joshings)

plural joshings

  1. countableuncountableGood-natured teasing.

    He weaved away down the street, amidst the jovial joshings of the miners, to which he retorted with bibulous good nature.

    1936 December, Robert E. Howard, “The Vultures of Wahpeton”, in Smashing Novels Magazine

    Synonyms: bantering, ribbing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGood-natured teasing.

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banteringribbing
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APA

joshing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshing

MLA

“joshing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joshing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshing.

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