josh

In 2019, the catchphrase "How's the josh?" leapt from Uri: The Surgical Strike - a blockbuster inspired by India's 2016 cross-border military operation against Pakistan- into the political mainstream.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Army company in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, as a group of men trek across the jungle, land in firefights and use downtime to josh and fight over God, country, race and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

Holtz is a wiry man with a lined face, a Brooklyn accent—he grew up in Sheepshead Bay—and a digressive speaking style that his colleagues like to josh about.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019

Focus on your life and your daughter and move on josh.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2019

And the same thought went through all their minds, josh Billings was a great man, a great writer.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

We love playing zoos,” joshes Hammond B-3 organ player John Medeski, whose trio, Medeski, Martin & Wood, swells to a quartet with guitarist John Scofield at the Woodland Park Zoo on Thursday, June 18.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2014

As he smiles for the television cameras and joshes with House Speaker John Boehner, I hope that Obama will quote an old enemy to his new friend.

From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2012

He joshes with Jon Stewart, poses for the covers of Wired and Fortune.

From Salon ● May 4, 2011

Mid-block, Officer Robert Grisby joshes with an emaciated woman.

From Washington Post

Made me feel bright and chirky, just to see ’em there, so that night at dinner I cut loose with some real cute joshes for the benefit of the young people.

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford

Charles joshed at a banquet dinner in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Biden gladhanded and joshed at a running shoe store, bicycle shop and coffee house in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Before they were re-elected in 2017, they finished each other’s sentences in interviews and joshed in a jokey campaign video, drawing comparisons with the Obama-Biden partnership in the United States.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022

While his pals traded war stories and joshed each other about glory days gone by, he would feel uncomfortably out of place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2019

They grinned back, and Smiley kind of joshed my shoulder as they moved toward the dining room, where Aunt Carrie and Miss Sarah, French Gordy’s wife, were slicing cakes and pies.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

The jury takes part in the spectacle, happily joshing with the defense lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

As for the internet, I saw exactly one right-leaning economist gently joshing Stephens for his remarks.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023

Part of the appeal of the show is the humor, both Rowe’s self-depreciating style and that which naturally emerges from the workers, whether they’re gently mocking Rowe or good-naturedly joshing with each other.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

Comedian Rick Ingraham had the tough task of opening the show, joshing some of the front row with some crowd work while the seats filled up, house lights still on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

Either the quote was spurious or misremembered, or Bobby was joshing the reporter who recorded it, because the truth is that he had the fillings removed for what he believed was a legitimate health reason.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady