kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
(verb) be silly or tease one another; “After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Josh
A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
Of disputed origin, but first attested in the mid-19th century as a verb. The earliest example is capitalized, so it is likely a nickname of the proper name Joshua (see more there). Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer.
josh (plural joshes)
An instance of good-natured banter.
josh (third-person singular simple present joshes, present participle joshing, simple past and past participle joshed)
(transitive) To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
(intransitive) To make or exchange good-natured jokes.
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
