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just kidding

just kidding interjection: i wasn't serious; it was only a joke.

Interjection

  1. (informal) I wasn't serious; it was only a joke.
    • The winner of our trivia game here tonight will receive a prize of a million dollars. Just kidding! It's a fifty-dollar gift card.
    • She was just kidding when she teased him for being nerdy about zoology. In truth she likes his nerdiness.
    Synonyms:
    jk, j/k, not, psych

Examples of just kidding in a sentence

  • Q: Why would you say such a hurtful thing that you can’t take back? A: I was just kidding.
  • The court is apparently not buying the defendants’ claim that they were just kidding about the death threats.

Synonyms of just kidding

Questions about just kidding

What does just kidding mean?
Just kidding means i wasn't serious; it was only a joke.
How do you use just kidding in a sentence?
Q: Why would you say such a hurtful thing that you can’t take back? A: I was just kidding.
What part of speech is just kidding?
Just kidding is an interjection.

Words near just kidding in the dictionary

  1. just in
  2. just in case
  3. just in time
  4. just incase
  5. just intonation
  6. just kidding
  7. just like that
  8. just my luck
  9. just now
  10. just on
  11. just one of those things

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