razz I. nounEtymology: short for razzberry sound of contempt, alteration
of raspberryDate: circa 1919
raspberry 2 II. transitive verbDate: 1918 heckle, deride <the fans razzed
the visiting players>
razz
(razzes, razzing, razzed)
To razz someone means to tease them, especially in an unkind way. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
Molly razzed me about my rotten sense of direction.VERB: V n
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "razz":
Bronx cheer, banter, bird, boo, booing, catcall, chaff, deride,
fool, grin at, haze, hiss, hissing, hold in derision, hoot, jape,
jest, jive, joke, jolly, josh, kid, laugh at, laugh to scorn, lout,
make fun of, make game of, make merry with, mock, needle, pan,
pillory, point at, poke fun at, pooh, pooh-pooh, put on,
put one on, quiz, rag, rally, raspberry, rib, ride, ridicule,
roast, scout, smile at, snicker at, snigger at, taunt, tease,
the bird, twit
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