/ ræz; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned , NAmE , informal ) to tease sb by saying or doing things to make people laugh at them
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from informal razzberry , alteration of raspberry .
/ ræz; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned , NAmE , informal ) to tease sb by saying or doing things to make people laugh at them
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from informal razzberry , alteration of raspberry .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005