RAZZ

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 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort

Hypernyms ("razz" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

• RAZZ (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit

Context example:

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

Derivation:

razzing (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)