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who am I kidding

who am I kidding phrase: said by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.

Phrase

who am I kidding?

  1. (rhetoric) Said by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.
    • The alternative to that is of course the chilling thought of Lucifer. I don't like the idea of that so much. Who am I kidding though? I kill people! People, who do horrible things, but people none the less.2009, Raymond James Hancock, Necroman

Forms of who am I kidding

alternative formwhom am I kidding

Questions about who am I kidding

What does who am I kidding mean?
Who am I kidding means said by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.
What part of speech is who am I kidding?
Who am I kidding is a phrase.

Words near who am I kidding in the dictionary

  1. whizzy
  2. WHL
  3. WHMIS
  4. WHNF
  5. who
  6. who am I kidding
  7. who are you
  8. who are you and what have you done with someone
  9. who are you telling
  10. who ate all the pies
  11. who cares

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