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joshify

verb. \ˈjäsh- tə- fī\

1. To take a perfectly good idea or plan and ruin it.

2. To take anything awesome and turn it to poo.

3. Stealing someone's idea and claiming it as your own, but doing so in such a manner that the initial idea is turned into something so dumb that one could only think that a mentally handicapped preschooler came up with the idea.
Person 1: "I have some really awesome ideas. We should totally have a pre-Thanksgiving dinner and a Winter Formal."

Person 2: "Yeah, you always have such great ideas. I aspire to be you. They are both going to be so much fun."

Person 3: "Wait, whatever you do, don't let that guy (person 4) hear, he will joshify your ideas for sure!"

Person 1: "Thanks, man! I completely forgot how much I hate that kid. He always steals people's ideas and ruins them."
by chembabe87 May 21, 2011
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Joshing Out

To completely bail on plans with your friends.
I can't believe Miller didn't show up tonight. He was totally Joshing out on us.
by Samuel McGinty June 14, 2008
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Joshing

Making a simple, inoffensive joke that nevertheless somehow hurts a friend's feelings.
"That was a low, back-handed blow there, mate."
"I was just joshing you. Don't take it to heart."
by Mortechant March 7, 2015
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joshing

To joke or kid around.
Don't take his comment seriously, he was just joshing
by Sabrina December 12, 2002
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Joshing

Joking; just kidding: Comes from the name Joshua the jokester.
Joshua the jokester got tired of people always saying, "just kidding" a phrase that was being referred towards him, since Joshua was a jokester; therefore he decided to use joshing instead of joking, or just kidding.
by Creamtwinkies October 9, 2012
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joshin

just jokin with people, or kidding, a joke
your sooo hot.........no just joshin ya!
by guadelupe January 25, 2005
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Joshing You

To have a joke and a coke with. Practical laughter.
I swear I'm joshing you John!

I'm not Joshing you when I tell you, you are the only one for me and my life sucks without you!

I was Joshing about the Beavers thing really.

Did you hear those comics were joshing her/ him like that? At least she's good at taking a joke and not really going postal.

Nickleback Sucks! I'm just Joshing you man. I like that song I'd come for you. The first entry in the song gets me every time and I think about that one time with the red lights and shining down going for hrs.
by K4J4TY4th3l@ugh January 23, 2010
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