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kid on

kid on verb: to trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, colloquial, transitive) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.
    • Are you kidding me on?
  2. (UK, obsolete, slang) To entice or incite.
    • Boatman says she kidded him on to try a nice big cigar.1883, Judy, volumes 32-33, page 59

Forms of kid on

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

Questions about kid on

What does kid on mean?
Kid on means to trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.
What part of speech is kid on?
Kid on is a verb.
What is the past tense of kid on?
The past tense of kid on is kidded on.

Words near kid on in the dictionary

  1. kid glove
  2. kid gloves
  3. kid hack
  4. kid leather
  5. kid leathers
  6. kid on
  7. kid on the square
  8. kid porn
  9. kid show
  10. kid shows
  11. kid sister

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