| VERB | communication | razz, tease, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
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| NOUN | communication | razz, boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
| Meaning | A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt. | |
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| Synonyms | boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird | |
| Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
| Spanish | abucheo, pitada | |
| Catalan | esbroncada | |
| Meaning | harass with persistent criticism or carping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" | |
| Synonyms | tease, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | |
| Narrower | jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter | Be silly or tease one another | |
| Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| Spanish | befarse, burlarse, burlar, cachondearse, chancearse, chotearse, chungearse, mofarse, molestar, pitorrearse, recochinearse, tomar el pelo | |
| Catalan | amoïnar, burlar, fastidiar, fastiguejar, molestar, tantalitzar | |
| Nouns | razzing | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
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