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joshes

joshes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of josh.

Meaning of josh

Verb

josh (third-person singular simple present joshes, present participle joshing, simple past and past participle joshed)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (intransitive) 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

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What is joshes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Joshes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of josh.

Words near joshes in the dictionary

  1. joshanda
  2. joshandas
  3. joshed
  4. josher
  5. joshers
  6. joshes
  7. Joshevama
  8. joshi
  9. Joshie
  10. joshin'
  11. joshiness

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