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kid(8) (iou)



kid verb3. colloq. Infl. -dd-. E19.
[Perh. from KID noun1 in sense 'make a kid or goat of' or 'make a child of'.]
verb trans. Deceive or hoax (a person); joke with or tease (a person). Also foll. by along, on. E19.
H. Mayhew He kids them on by promising three times more than the things are worth. F. Donaldson I don't seem able to kid myself that is real literature. J. Updike My nose looks like a strawberry; Toby kids me about it.
verb intrans. Deceive, pretend, joke with, tease. Also foll. by around. E19.
no kidding that is the truth.
J. Didion You have to kid around with them, be more fun. W. Wharton I thought she was kidding, but she's serious.
kiddingly adverb in a kidding manner, teasingly M20.