ragging on
Giving someone grief
Ragging on someone is teasing, mocking, or criticizing them repeatedly, usually in a lighthearted or nagging way: My friends keep ragging on me about my old car.
The tone ranges from affectionate ribbing among friends to persistent, unwelcome criticism.
The phrase is informal and primarily American.
- teaseMock playfully
- making fun ofDeriding through humor
- pokeSharp, quick thrust
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
joshing · belittle · calling out · giving grief · giving a hard time · deride · kidding · lampoon · taking the piss · bantering · talking smack · poking fun · picking on · badgering · chastising · ridicule · razzing · harping
ragging onpraising
Voicing admiration
complimenting · building up · lauding · extolling · hyping up
ragging ondefending
Protecting against harm
standing up for · supporting · championing · having someone's back · building up