name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Josh
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ/
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rhymes with -ɒʃ
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CMU ARPABET: JH AA1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An instance of good-natured banter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To make or exchange good-natured jokes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
be silly or tease one another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kid, chaff, jolly, banter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
History
Etymology
Disputed origin, first attested in the mid-19th century. The earliest example is capitalized, therefore is likely derived from the proper name Joshua.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: шегувам се (šeguvam se) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion
- Bulgarian: майтапя се (majtapja se) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion
- Georgian: გახუმრება (gaxumreba) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion
- Georgian: წახუმრება (c̣axumreba) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion
- Russian: подшучивать (podšučivatʹ) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion
- Russian: разы́грывать (razýgryvatʹ) — (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly fashion