fawn vs josh

fawn

verb
  • To exhibit affection or attempt to please. 

  • To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon). 

  • To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. 

  • To give birth to a fawn. 

noun
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 

  • A servile cringe or bow. 

  • Base flattery. 

  • A young deer. 

adj
  • Of the fawn colour. 

josh

verb
  • To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. 

  • To make or exchange good-natured jokes. 

noun
  • An instance of good-natured banter. 

How often have the words fawn and josh occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )