joshy

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adjective

Characterised by lighthearted banter; joky.

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Meanings

joshy1

adjective
  1. rareCharacterised by lighthearted banter; joky.

    I had written a sketch that was similar to this very scene I was entering. And Donald Trump was being very light, and it was very joshy and pleasant and very funny.

    2025 June 17, E. Jean Carroll, Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN
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    Although television can deal brilliantly with such figures in documentary form, its current tone is anti-introvert. Loudness, gregariousness, lad- and ladettishness are imperative. You must be larky, joshy, noisy, especially if you are young.

    2001 April 1, “Watch with amazement”, in Guardian, archived from the original on 24 May 2024

Joshy2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

Origin

joshy · adjective

From josh + -y.

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Joshy · proper noun

Josh + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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