- 1[intransitive, transitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses) to tell someone something that is not true, especially as a joke synonym joke I thought he was kidding when he said he was going out with a rock star. I didn't mean it. I was only kidding. kid somebody I'm not kidding you. It does work.
- 2[transitive] to allow someone/yourself to believe something that is not true synonym deceive kid somebody/yourself They're kidding themselves if they think it's going to be easy. kid somebody/yourself (that)… I tried to kid myself (that) everything was normal.
- 1used to emphasize that something is true or that you agree with something that someone has just said “It's cold!” “No kidding!”
- 2used to show that you mean what you are saying I want the money back tomorrow. No kidding.
kid
verbNAmE//kɪd//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they kid he / she / it kids
past simple kidded
-ing form kidding
used to stress the fact that you are telling the truth I kid you not – he ate 27 hot dogs!
used to show that people do not believe what someone says She says her father’s a millionaire, but who is she trying to kid?
used to show that you are very surprised at something that someone has just said Phrasal Verbskid around
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