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Examples
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To tell the truth, I was just sort o 'joshin' Sydney here.
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And then as Ernestine laughed again, he spat out, "Jus 'joshin' to tease Ernestine here."
Wolf Breed Jackson Gregory 1912
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He does, though, with Mr. Robert addin 'joshin' remarks; and we winds up by givin 'the bride and groom three rousin' cheers and peltin ''em with roses as they makes a run through the double line we forms.
Torchy, Private Sec. Sewell Ford 1907
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I'm just joshin' you, buddy, Yoder says with a goofy grin after he realizes his students may be somewhat jumpy with 379 deaths from sectarian violence in the last week alone.
Treasure Hunting Brings Sunnis, Shiites Together Con Chapman 2011
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Also, Groupon hit a strangely tasteless note with two ads that start out seeming to be about one thing lefty causes, such as whale extinction or Tibetan freedom and then shift into a just-joshin' punchline - such as Timothy Hutton saying that Tibetans "still whip up an amazing fish curry!" which he, of course, is enjoying courtesy of a Groupon offer.
TV review: Cultural zeitgeist, scored by Super Bowl ads Hank Stuever 2011
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Everyone's just sloshin 'and joshin' around with Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel, shooting each other in the face with squirt guns and doing their level best to make Eric Massa seem a lot less weird by comparison!
Ed Henry's Tweets: More Outraged Over Helen Thomas Than Oil Spill 2010
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Ninja Gaiden: The Movie. joshin thats what i thought is was based on....i mean...may as well be right?
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The real deal too, not the "just joshin 'ya!" variety he was doling out to gay residents in the months leading up to Election Day.
Steven Shehori: The Prop 8 Monologues, Vol. 2 of 2: The Law is Gay 2009
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I guess you all thought he was just joshin 'to get in office huh?
The Obama-Clinton Cabinet? We Voted for CHANGE, Not Recycling 2008
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Then to the Rabbi, the leftover coal, for saying he was just joshin 'and wasn't really gonna file suit.
Sound Politics: "Christmas trees are going back up at Sea-Tac airport." 2006
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