kidded

Verb

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

1. (colloquial, participle, present, transitive, usually) To dupe or deceive.
   • Are you kidding me?
   1. (colloquial, participle, present, transitive, usually) To deceive or dupe as a joke.
      • Stop kidding me! It's not funny.
   2. (colloquial, participle, present, reflexive, transitive, usually) To deceive oneself by having unrealistic expectations.
      • You're kidding yourself if you think you can be a rockstar.
2. (colloquial, participle, present, transitive, usually) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
   • They were always kidding her for her stutter.
3. (colloquial, intransitive, participle, present, usually) To joke.
   • You must be kidding!
4. (intransitive) Of a goat: to give birth.
   • That nanny over there with the white tail has kidded every year for the last five years.

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