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- pronunciation:
- kId
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verb |
| inflections: |
kids, kidding, kidded |
| definition 1: |
When you are kidding, you say something that is not true just to make a joke.
When I told you I didn't get you a birthday present, I was just kidding. Of course I got you a birthday present!- synonyms:
- joke
- similar words:
- mock, play, tease
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| definition 2: |
When you kid someone, you say something about them just to be funny and sometimes to be a little mean also. What you say is probably not true or is not completely true.
When Jason's sister starts to kid him about being afraid of the dark, his mother makes her stop.- similar words:
- joke, mock, tease
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| related words: |
joke, make fun of, pick on |
| derivations: |
kiddingly (adv.), kidder (n.) |
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