josh

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English

Etymology

Disputed origin, first attested in the mid-19th century. The earliest example is capitalized, therefore is likely derived from the proper name Joshua.[1]

Noun

josh (plural joshes)

  1. An instance of good-natured banter.

Verb

josh (third-person singular simple present joshes, present participle joshing, simple past and past participle joshed)

  1. (transitive) To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
  2. (intransitive) To make or exchange good-natured jokes.
    • 1902, Jack London, chapter XIV, in A Daughter of the Snows:
      We are old friends, did I not tell you? So I may, what you Americans call, josh with him.
    • 1910, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “The Girl and the Habit”, in Strictly Business‎:
      “Cut that joshing out,” she said, coolly and briskly. “Who do you think you are talking to? Your check, please. Oh, Lordy!—”
    • 2013 September 13, Russell Brand, “Russell Brand and the GQ awards”, in The Guardian‎:
      Boris, it seems, is taking it in this spirit, joshing beneath his ever-redeeming barnet that Labour's opposition to military action in Syria is a fey stance that he, as GQ politician of the year, would never be guilty of.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “josh”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *jāudsja, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyewdʰ- (compare Lithuanian jáudinti (“to excite, arouse”), Polish judzić (“to incite”), Latin jubere (“to order”)).

Verb

josh (aorist josha, participle joshur) (transitive)

  1. to fondle, caress
  2. to entice, seduce

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of josh (active voice)

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participle joshur
gerund duke joshur
infinitive për të joshur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present josh josh josh joshim joshni joshin
imperfect joshja joshje joshte joshnim joshnit joshnin
aorist josha joshe joshi joshëm joshët joshën
perfect kam joshur ke joshur ka joshur kemi joshur keni joshur kanë joshur
past perfect kisha joshur kishe joshur kishte joshur kishim joshur kishit joshur kishin joshur
aorist II pata joshur pate joshur pati joshur patëm joshur patët joshur patën joshur
future1 do të josh do të joshësh do të joshë do të joshim do të joshni do të joshin
future perfect2 do të kem joshur do të kesh joshur do të ketë joshur do të kemi joshur do të keni joshur do të kenë joshur
subjunctive present të josh të joshësh të joshë të joshim të joshni të joshin
imperfect të joshja të joshje të joshte të joshnim të joshnit të joshnin
perfect të kem joshur të kesh joshur të ketë joshur të kemi joshur të keni joshur të kenë joshur
past perfect të kisha joshur të kishe joshur të kishte joshur të kishim joshur të kishit joshur të kishin joshur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të joshja do të joshje do të joshte do të joshnim do të joshnit do të joshnin
past perfect do të kisha joshur do të kishe joshur do të kishte joshur do të kishim joshur do të kishit joshur do të kishin joshur
optative present joshsha joshsh joshtë joshshim joshshi joshshin
perfect paça joshur paç joshur pastë joshur paçim joshur paçit joshur paçin joshur
admirative present joshkam joshke joshka joshkemi joshkeni joshkan
imperfect joshkësha joshkëshe joshkësh joshkëshim joshkëshit joshkëshin
perfect paskam joshur paske joshur paska joshur paskemi joshur paskeni joshur paskan joshur
past perfect paskësha joshur paskëshe joshur paskësh joshur paskëshim joshur paskëshit joshur paskëshin joshur
imperative present — josh — — joshni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

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Further reading

  • “josh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “josh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎
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