josh
/ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/US/ˈd͡ʒɑʃ/
josh noun: an instance of good-natured banter.
Noun
josh (plural joshes)
- An instance of good-natured banter.
Verb
josh (third-person singular simple present joshes, present participle joshing, simple past and past participle joshed)
- 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, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Uneasy Money, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton and Company, published 17 March 1916, →OCLC, page 171
- "My dear Polly. I welcome criticism, but this is mere——"
- 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, Jack London, chapter XIV, in A Daughter of the Snows
- “Cut that joshing out,” she said, coolly and briskly. “Who do you think you are talking to? Your check, please. Oh, Lordy!—”1910, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “The Girl and the Habit”, in Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Josh
Josh
- A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
- Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek
- A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
josh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
josh in Hindi
- जोश
josh in Tamil
- எள்ளல், நட்புப் பகடி, நகைமொழி
josh in Marathi
- जोश
josh in Urdu
- josh
- ٹھٹھا ṭhaṭṭhā
More languagesFewer languages
- josh in Bengali
- তামাশা, ফাঁকি দেওয়া, তামাশা করা, ইয়ারকি
- josh in Telugu
- జోష్, జోశ్
- josh in Malayalam
- ജോഷ്, ജോഷിലേക്ക്, ജോഷിനോട്
- josh in Kannada
- ಜೋಶ್, ಜೋಷ್
- josh in Punjabi
- ਜੋਸ਼, ਜੌਸ਼, ਜੋਸ਼ਿੰਗ
- josh in Gujarati
- જોશ, જોશને
- josh in Odia
- ଜୋଶ୍, ଜୋଶ, ଜୋଶିଂ
- josh in Nepali
- जोश
Examples of josh in a sentence
- Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website.
- Josh had to go to hospital last night after being gay bashed outside a pub.
- Josh picked up some trade last night.
Forms of josh
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | joshes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | joshes |
| present participle | joshing |
| past participle | joshed |
| past | joshed |
Origin of josh
Disputed origin, first attested in the mid-19th century. The earliest example is capitalized, therefore is likely derived from the proper name Joshua.
Words formed from josh
Phrases with josh
Words that rhyme with josh
Questions about josh
- What does josh mean?
- Josh means an instance of good-natured banter.
- What is josh in Hindi?
- Josh in Hindi is जोश. See Josh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is josh?
- Josh can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce josh?
- Josh is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of josh?
- The plural of josh is joshes.
Words near josh in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: josh (page history and authors); Josh (page history and authors); josh (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); josh (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ٹھٹھا (Urdu) (page history and authors); josh (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); josh (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); josh (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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