josh

英 [dʒɒʃ] 美[dʒɑʃ]

畅通词汇

第三人称单数: joshes;过去式: joshed;过去分词: joshed;现在分词: joshing;

josh 玩笑

俚语，可能来自Josh,常见老农或农夫名字，引申词义乡巴佬，可以开玩笑的人。比较yokel.

josh (v.): "to make fun of, to banter," 1845, American English; according to "Dictionary of American Slang," the earliest example is capitalized, hence it is probably from the familiar version of the proper name Joshua, but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word was in use earlier than the career of U.S. humorist Josh Billings, pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885), who did not begin to write and lecture until 1860; but his popularity after 1869 may have influence that of the word.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. ["Josh Billings"]
Related: Joshed; joshing.

1. Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little.: 乔希指望我对每笔家庭支出都精打细算。

3. Come on, Josh, you don't expect me to buy what you said just now.: 行啦, 乔希, 你别指望我会相信你刚才说的话.

4. Ward, Josh Billings , and a host of others have survived only in scattered shards of humour.: 沃德、比林斯和许多别的作家能够留传下来的只是些幽默的残章断简.