RAZZ
Dictionary entry overview: What does razz mean?
• RAZZ (noun)
The noun RAZZ has 1 sense:
1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Familiarity information: RAZZ used as a noun is very rare.
• RAZZ (verb)
The verb RAZZ has 1 sense:
1. harass with persistent criticism or carping
Familiarity information: RAZZ used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RAZZ (noun)
Meaning:
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
razz; boo; Bronx cheer; razzing; hiss; hoot; snort; raspberry; bird
Hypernyms ("razz" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• RAZZ (verb)
Meaning:
Harass with persistent criticism or carping
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
taunt; tantalize; tantalise; razz; twit; bait; tease; cod; rag; rally; ride
Context examples:
The children teased the new teacher / Don't ride me so hard over my failure / His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Hypernyms (to "razz" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "razz"):
barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)
banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
