razz
pronunciation
How to pronounce razz in British English: UK [ræz]
How to pronounce razz in American English: US [ræz]
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- Verb:
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
Word Origin
- razz (v.)
- "to hiss or deride," 1920, shortened and altered variant of raspberry (q.v.) in its rhyming slang sense. Related: Razzed; razzing. As a noun, in to give the razz, from 1919.
Example
- 1. Aren 't you razz from long island ?
- 2. And this week , razz and his dad get in a fistfight .