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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation Joshua

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1845 intransitive verb to engage in banter ; joke transitive verb to tease good-naturedly ; kid • josher noun II. noun Date: 1878 a good-humored joke ; jest

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. sl. --n. a good-natured or teasing joke. --v. 1 tr. tease or banter. 2 intr. indulge in ridicule. Derivatives: josher n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.