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Syllabification: (kid)

Pronunciation: /kid/

Definition of kid

[with object] informal

deceive (someone) in a playful or teasing way:you’re kidding me! [no object]:we were just kidding around
[with object and clause] deceive or fool (someone):he likes to kid everyone he’s the big macho tough guy they kid themselves that it’s still the same

Phrases

no kidding: used to emphasize the truth of a statement:no kidding, she’s gone

early 19th century: perhaps from kid¹, expressing the notion 'make a child or goat of'

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