What is "joshed"

Usage examples of "joshed".

When he went back to bed the men laughed and told one another, “He’ll be a pretty good kid,” and they joshed Buck, claiming that the boy had known all along that the rattler was dead.

She chatted to Rainey all the while, telling her several endearing stories about Robbie: the way he joshed with Leo, his blind cousin, in the courthouse, or cried when he first met his clients.