as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
notoriously difficult to please, opera buffs are as quick with a razz as with a rave
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Recent Examples of razz
David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020
Excellent razz, but the choice of words surfaced a deeper hurt.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch.
—Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As writer, director, and star, Blank doesn’t shy away from the film’s autobiographical properties, even picking a cutesy title that’s half-homage, half-razz to the similarly self-reflective oeuvre of Judd Apatow (whose debut film was The 40-Year-Old Virgin).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020
Excellent razz, but the choice of words surfaced a deeper hurt.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
Verb
Five young Spanish-speaking friends razz each other to jump in from the rocky ledge.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch.
—Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for razz
Noun
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Some friends prescribed a healthy snort of bourbon and a trip to the doctor.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
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There was always laughter, followed up by an occasional snort sometimes!—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The trailer also teases a subplot involving a pregnancy between Sue Storm and Reed Richards, possibly hinting at the birth of their son, Franklin Richards, a character with universe-altering powers in Marvel lore.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Fans of the finger food, made with a tortilla-crumb breading, can look forward to having it year-round, as Taco Bell teased plans to make nuggets part of the permanent menu by 2026.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite the show's ruminations revolving around Dorian's ego, there is no vanity in this performance where Snook sweats, sneers, and dashes across stage.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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One is Giovanni Battista Moroni’s Portrait of a Woman (ca. 1575), in which a leery-eyed woman stares down at her viewer, pressing her lips into the faintest of sneers.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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After a day on the slopes at Lost Trail, make your way to the tiny town of Jackson, which will make Philipsburg and Anaconda seem like large metropolitan areas (kidding, kinda).—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Little things, like the close-ups of Moss’s face with her little smirk, used so frequently as to lose all meaning, began to irritate me.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The fifth season began with the smirk seen ’round the globe, pitting June Osborne (Moss) against Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski).—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The scene cuts to a confessional, where the Good American founder jokes that Scott should have been more careful while filming the past scene.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The first official boos of 2025 came in the first, when Burke fell behind Jorge Soler 3-1 after giving up a double and hitting Mike Trout in the left hand.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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But when Cena vowed to win a 17th championship, there were some cheers mixed in with the boo’s.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Razz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razz. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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