kidding
noun
[ ˈkɪdɪŋ ]
• playfulness or teasing.
• "they could be insufferable when the kidding began"
kidding
adjective
• playfully or teasingly deceptive.
• "he chided her in a kidding way"
kid
verb
• (of a goat) give birth.
• "milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding"
Origin:
Middle English (in kid1 (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old Norse kith, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitze .
kid
verb
• deceive (someone) in a playful way; tease.
• "you're kidding me!"
Similar:
joke,
tease,
jest,
chaff,
be facetious,
pretend,
play,
fool about,
fool around,
pull someone's leg,
wind up,
have on,
rib,
josh,
pull someone's chain,
fun,
shuck,
Origin:
early 19th century: perhaps from kid1, expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’.
just kidding
• used to indicate that a statement is not to be taken seriously.
• "I am quite ready to retire. (Just kidding!)"
