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Synonyms for razz

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

cod bait taunt twit

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

tease, taunt, make fun of informal, twit, rag, mock, rally, bait, ride, cod, tantalize, tantalise UK, jape, banter, jeer, scoff, deride, ridicule, laugh to scorn dated

Noun

raspberry, boo, hoot, snort, bird, birdy CA, hiss, razzberry informal US

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To tease playfully; to heckle.

  2. n. 1

    A version of seven-card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).

Related words

Phrases
on the razz

Forms

Past participle
razzed
e.g. razzed → teased, taunted, twitted, ragged…

Example sentences

  • cod Cod fritters are delicious, but absorb lots of fat.
  • bait What kind of bait did you use to catch these fish?
  • taunt The boy continued to taunt his younger brother.
  • twit I'm an uptight suburban twit.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
razzrising
codsteady
baitsteady
tauntrising
twitrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cod1, boo1, rag1
4 letters
ride1, bird1, mock1, bait1, hoot1, hiss1, twit, jeer1, jape
5 letters
rally2, tease1, taunt1, snort1, scoff1, birdy2
6 letters
banter2, deride2
8 letters
ridicule3
9 letters
raspberry3, tantalize3, tantalise, razzberry

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).