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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v
1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: short for razzberry sound of contempt, alteration of raspberry Date: circa 1919 raspberry 2 II. transitive verb Date: 1918 heckle, deride <the fans razzed the visiting players>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. US sl. --n. = RASPBERRY 3. --v.tr. tease, ridicule. Etymology: razzberry, corrupt. of RASPBERRY

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(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

Moby Thesaurus

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