What does "razz" mean?

A version of seven-card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).

What is a synonym for "razz"?

Common synonyms include: boo, tease, bait, banter, bazoo, bird.

//ɹæz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A version of seven-card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball). uncountable
2
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt wordnet

Verb

1
To tease playfully; to heckle. informal
"No need to look like you're sat on a brush, man, we're only razzin' ya."
2
harass with persistent criticism or carping wordnet
3
To tease playfully; to heckle.; To heckle by blowing a raspberry. informal
4
To drive a vehicle around aimlessly. Australia, British, Newfoundland, informal
"Consider, for example, the word razz, used by younger speakers with the meaning 'riding around with friends in a car (or a snowmobile), with no particular goal'. This meaning is not generally familiar to older residents of the province, and is largely unknown in North America. A very similar meaning does, however, occur in Britain and Australia, as in the following British online posting: 81. We find about an exciting new craze that is seeing kids clad in leather from Leamington razzing around on motorbikes. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/motor/mini-moto-crazy.shtml)."

"It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side."

Clipping of raspberry.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.