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kid around

kid around verb: to engage in playful fun.

Verb

kid around (third-person singular simple present kids around, present participle kidding around, simple past and past participle kidded around)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To engage in playful fun.
    • I think he was just kidding around when he said that, so don't take it personally.

Forms of kid around

third-person singular presentkids around
present participlekidding around
past participlekidded around
pastkidded around

Questions about kid around

What does kid around mean?
Kid around means to engage in playful fun.
What part of speech is kid around?
Kid around is a verb.
What is the past tense of kid around?
The past tense of kid around is kidded around.

Words near kid around in the dictionary

  1. kickxellaceous
  2. kicky
  3. kicky-wickies
  4. kicky-wicky
  5. kid
  6. kid around
  7. kid brother
  8. kid brothers
  9. kid glove
  10. kid gloves
  11. kid hack

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