n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: kid · ded ; kid · ding
Etymology: probably from 1 kid
Date: circa 1873
transitive verb
1 a : to deceive as a joke <it's the truth; I wouldn't kid you> b : to fail to admit the truth to <they're kidding themselves>
2 : to make fun of
intransitive verb : to engage in good-humored fooling or horseplay ― often used with around
– kid · der noun
– kid · ding · ly \ ' ki-di ŋ -l ē \ adverb