josser
- noun
- /ˈdʒɒsə/
- Offensive
- At the meeting, he played the josser to lighten the mood.
Examples
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She called her brother a josser for wearing mismatched socks to school.
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Everyone laughed when the josser tripped over his own feet at the picnic.
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At the meeting, he played the josser to lighten the mood.
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Don't be such a josser!
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He's acting like a complete josser today.
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Everyone laughed when the josser tripped over his own feet at the picnic.
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She called her brother a josser for wearing mismatched socks to school.
Synonyms
23
3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
16
8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
14
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
10
7.0
A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd
7
9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
4
8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
4
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
3
9.9
A person who does something foolish
3
9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
3
9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
2
9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
2
6.0
A person with unusual habits or behavior
2
9.9
A man who is ordinary and not very smart
1
8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who behaves very strangely
1
9.9
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
1
9.9
A foolish person who makes simple mistakes
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
8.7
A person who is silly and a little forgetful
1
9.9
A person who acts silly and playful
1
9.9
A foolish or awkward person
People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke
A funny person who behaves in a bold, unusual way
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word josser can also mean a silly or odd person, again linked to josh ('to tease') and the idea of someone who acts foolishly to make others laugh. So josser is used for someone playful, eccentric, or a little foolish.