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kid
2
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kɪd
/
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kid
]
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verb,
kid·ded,
kid·ding.
Informal
.
verb (used with object)
1.
to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with:
She is always kidded about her accent.
2.
to humbug or fool.
verb (used without object)
3.
to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Origin:
1805–15;
perhaps special use of
kid
1
Related forms
kid·der,
noun
kid·ding·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
tease, josh, rib.
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kid
2
(kɪd)
—
vb
(sometimes foll by
on
or
along
) ,
kids
,
kidding
,
kidded
1.
(
tr
) to tease or deceive for fun
2.
(
intr
) to behave or speak deceptively for fun
3.
(
tr
) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something):
don't kid yourself that no-one else knows
[C19: probably from
kid
1
]
'kidder
2
—
n
'kiddingly
2
—
adv
kidder
(ˈkɪdə)
—
n
1.
a person who kids
2.
dialect
(
Northern English
) a brother or friend
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
kid
"tease playfully" (1839), earlier, in thieves' cant, "to coax, wheedle, hoax" (1811), from
kid
(n.), via notion of "treat as a child, make a kid of."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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