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Definition: KIDDING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To kid or jive. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To sport or play. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To jest, banter, joke, gag or lark. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To laugh. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To yak or chatter. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To spoof, hoax or fudge.[Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Present participle conjugation of the verb kid.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(kid)		 1. Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around".[Wordnet].
2. Tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?".[Wordnet].
3. See Kiddy, v. t.[Websters].
4. To bring forth a young goat.[Websters].
5. Of Kythe.[Websters].
6. Base verb from the following inflections: kidding, kidded, kids, kidder, kidders, kiddingly and kiddedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective 1. Being mocking. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being sporting. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being trifling. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being beguiling. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being raging. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being coltish or frisky. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being jolly, sportive or rollicking. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being playful or frolicsome. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being jocose or jocular.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Kidding" is a common misspelling or typo for: kissing, skidding, kiddying.

Date "Kidding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1891. (references)

Specialty Expressions: KIDDING

Expressions Domain Definition
Are kidding MultiLingual Slang Catalan (au va), Swiss German (machsch s chalb), French (sans déconner). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: KIDDING

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Just Kidding 12     I Wasn't Kidding 11
I Wasn't Kidding 11     Just Kidding 12
Just Kidding (novel) 6     Just Kidding (novel) 6
Kidding Ourselves 6     Kidding Aside 4
Kidding Aside 4     Kidding on the square 3
Kidding on the square 3     Kidding Ourselves 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"kidding" is a common misspelling or typo for: kissing, skidding, kiddying.

Synonyms: kidding
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Verb

 joking, jesting, chaffing, fooling, jollying, toting, totting, clawing, squirting.
Consider also: befooling, deceiving, duping, spoofing, taunting, teasing, humbugging, tricking, twitting, deriding.

Noun

 babying, banter, sport, humor, jape, child, ribbing, wit, frying.
Consider also: frolic, jest, pastime, baby, boy, caprice, diversion, romp, wittiness, joke, babe, amusement, badinage, chaff, recreation, ridicule, temper, wag, satire.

Adjective

 childing, puckish, bantering, flippant, unserious, dismissive, lighthearted, mocking, hoaxing.
Consider also: raging, swindling, slanging, tantalizing.

Other

 gulling, gammoning, flip, jokey, fun, childly, childness, kidling.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Computed Synonyms: kidding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   181.4096   kidding     childing     infanting, babying, boying, brating, lassing   
 2   107.3093   kidding     infanting     babying, childing, sucklinging, brating, boying   
 3   105.3095   kidding     boying     servanting, childing, smacking, horsing, guying   
 4   77.3095   kidding     brating     rascaling, childing, scamping, roguing, infanting   
 5   63.3498   kidding     kiddying     childing, brating, boying, infanting, babying   
 6   41.3095   kidding     guying     fellowing, bloking, chapping, boying, bantering   
 7   37.3095   kidding     jacking     boying, guying, childing, racking, assing   
 8   33.0395   kidding     kid     child, youngster, lad, infant, boy   
 9   32.3095   kidding     chitting     noting, childing, infanting, accounting, billing   
 10   30.3095   kidding     reaming     wiring, boying, threading, cabling, yarning   
 11   30.0395   kidding     kids     youngs, urchins, guys, jacks, kid   
 12   28.3095   kidding     pupping     puppying, whelping, cubing, soaping, tendering   
 13   28.3095   kidding     yarning     threading, storying, taling, wiring, cabling   
 14   28.3095   kidding     japing     larking, pranking, tricking, bantering, gaging   
 15   27.4094   kidding     threading     yarning, stranding, cording, pass, hand down   
--------------------     861 synonyms ranked from 16 to 876 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: kidding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   22.0092   kidding     to laugh     laugh, to chortle, scream   
 2   22.0091   kidding     have fun     have a good time, amuse, laugh   
 3   22.0089   kidding     to chortle     laugh, to laugh, scream   
 4   5.0086   kidding     practical joke     joke, jest, fun   
 5   4.0088   kidding     witty remark     joke, little present, practical joke   
 6   3.1091   kidding     leg pull     hoax, spoof, joke   
 7   2.0092   kidding     fly off     blow up, break, break up   
 8   2.0092   kidding     to josh     tease, commit foolery, laugh   
 9   2.0092   kidding     go off     go, go away, leave   
 10   2.0092   kidding     blow up     blow out, inflate, explode   
 11   2.0091   kidding     to erupt     erupt, burst, to explode   
 12   2.0091   kidding     to burst     burst, to crack, to break to pieces   
 13   2.0089   kidding     tall story     sly joke, wind up, little present   
 14   2.0088   kidding     take the piss     ribbing, jape, wipe   
 15   2.0088   kidding     slaver over     take great delight, revel, relish   
--------------------     24 synonyms ranked from 16 to 39 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: kidding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.1090   you're kidding     once again     again, once more   
 2   2.1090   are kidding     come on     initiate, come   
 3   2.0087   you're kidding     again     anew, afresh   
 4   1.7796   no kidding     kidding     childing, infanting   
 5   1.7788   try kidding around     kidding     childing, infanting   
 6   1.4085   are U kidding     including this one     in the proceedings opened in this civil registry petitioned by x, one line   
 7   1.3295   no kidding     no joking     jesting apart, it is no joke   
 8   1.3184   all the kidding aside     joking apart     joking aside, seriously   
 9   1.3173   are U kidding     how about using you explanation     fattening lots in XX using sugar cane stalks for feed, peer and self evaluation   
 10   1.3171   are U kidding     hanging carcasses and packaged cuts     provides services to all sized businesses in all market sectors, income from commerce and industry   
 11   1.3093   no kidding     ribbing     ridging, webbing   
 12   1.3089   are U kidding     phrasing     clausing, wording   
 13   1.3087   no kidding     jesting apart     no joking, it is no joke   
 14   1.3079   are U kidding     computer systems monitoring     information system monitoring   
 15   1.3077   are U kidding     information system monitoring     computer systems monitoring, deformation of two slab floors   
--------------------     69 expressions ranked from 16 to 84 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: kidding

Context Synonyms within Context

Wit

Kidding, "leave this keen encounter of our wits", "surely you jest!", "gentle dullness ever loves a joke", adhibenda est in jocando moderatio, attic, ben trovato, comic, epigrammatic, facetious, full of point, humorous, jocose, jocular, joking, just kidding, just joking, light, merry and wise, nimble-witted, playful, pleasant, puckish, quick-witted, smart, sparkling, spirituel, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, witty.

Wonder

You're kidding!, bless my heart!, bless the mark!, bless us, can such things be!, dear me!, gad so!, God bless me!, good gracious!, good grief!, good heavens, good lack, good Lord!, goodness gracious!, gracious goodness!, halloo!, Heaven save the mark, heavens and earth!, hem!, heyday!, hoity-toity!, Holy cow!, Holy shit!, Holylo, how now!, humph!, indeed!, inexpectation, lackadaisy!, lo, lo and behold!, mercy on us!, my goodness!, my stars, My word!, No kidding?, nous verrons!, O gemini!, O!, odzookens!, only think!, really!, 'sdeath!, strong!, surely!, welladay!, what do you say to that!, what in the world!, what on earth, what!, where am I?, who would have thought it!, Ye gods!, you don't say so!, adzooks!, zounds!.

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Antonyms: kidding
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 parenting.

Adjective

 serious.
Consider also: heavy, austere, great, hard, severe, critical, dangerous, grievous, sad, sober, bad, big, deep, major, solemn, weighty, devout, acute, dull, hairy.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Translations: KIDDING

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya مزاح (joke, banter, jest, pleasantry, raillery), مُزَاح (badinage, banter, fun, jest, joke), مازِح (frolicsome, coltish, friskier, friskiest, frisky), فاكَهَ (coltish, gamesome, jest, jested, jesting), كِيَاسَة (civility, comity, complaisance, courtesy, delicacy), لَعُوب (coltish, frisky, playful, sportive, coquet), مَزَحَ (kid, trifle, clown, clowned, clowning), مُمَازَحَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, frolic), مُلَاعَبَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, banter), نَكَّتَ (clown, clowned, clowning, clowns, jape). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha مزاح (joke, banter, jest, pleasantry, raillery), مُزَاح (badinage, banter, fun, jest, joke), مازِح (frolicsome, coltish, friskier, friskiest, frisky), فاكَهَ (coltish, gamesome, jest, jested, jesting), كِيَاسَة (civility, comity, complaisance, courtesy, delicacy), لَعُوب (coltish, frisky, playful, sportive, coquet), مَزَحَ (kid, trifle, clown, clowned, clowning), مُمَازَحَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, frolic), مُلَاعَبَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, banter), نَكَّتَ (clown, clowned, clowning, clowns, jape). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Algerian Dardja riyyeH (cut it out, no kidding, sit down, stop, take a breather). Additional references: Algerian Dardja, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic مزاح (joke, banter, jest, pleasantry, raillery), مُزَاح (badinage, banter, fun, jest, joke), مازِح (frolicsome, coltish, friskier, friskiest, frisky), فاكَهَ (coltish, gamesome, jest, jested, jesting), كِيَاسَة (civility, comity, complaisance, courtesy, delicacy), لَعُوب (coltish, frisky, playful, sportive, coquet), مَزَحَ (kid, trifle, clown, clowned, clowning), مُمَازَحَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, frolic), مُلَاعَبَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, banter), نَكَّتَ (clown, clowned, clowning, clowns, jape). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia ecean (fooling, kidding). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski майтап (spoof, giggle, kidding, leg pull, leg-pull), закачка (fun, jest, josh, pleasantry, rib), без майтап (no kidding). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) maytap (spoof, giggle, kidding, leg pull, leg-pull), zakachka (fun, jest, josh, pleasantry, rib), bez maytap (no kidding). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bisayan uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Bisayan, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian vyhýbající se práci (kid, kidding), nesprávně informovat (kidding, misinform). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bugkalut uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Bugkalut, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bukalot uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Bukalot, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian майтап (spoof, giggle, kidding, leg pull, leg-pull), закачка (fun, jest, josh, pleasantry, rib), без майтап (no kidding). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) maytap (spoof, giggle, kidding, leg pull, leg-pull), zakachka (fun, jest, josh, pleasantry, rib), bez maytap (no kidding). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Capeverdian ri (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Capeverdian, France, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Cebuano pangomidya (kidding), tiaw (fun, kidding, tease). Additional references: Cebuano, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish laemning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai คนหนุ่มสาว (kid, kidding), ฉันไม่ได้โกหก (I'm not kidding). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina vyhýbající se práci (kid, kidding), nesprávně informovat (kidding, misinform). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Chamorro basta hiya (no kidding). Additional references: Chamorro, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 开玩笑 (to joke, to make fun of, to play a joke, badinage, joke), 孩子 (child, children, kid, kids, kiddie). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 開玩笑 (to joke, to make fun of, to play a joke, joke, kid). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse sciaccanà (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), scaccanà (laugh, burst, explode, to explode, be furious), ridesi (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), ride (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), campassi (laugh, relish, giggling, have fun, kidding), ridi (repeat, to repeat, rehearse, to rehearse, cycling), bürla (banter, comical story, crack, cracked, drollery), blaga (bunkum, chatter, fib, fiddle, flapdoodle). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi sciaccanà (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), scaccanà (laugh, burst, explode, to explode, be furious), ridesi (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), ride (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), campassi (laugh, relish, giggling, have fun, kidding), ridi (repeat, to repeat, rehearse, to rehearse, cycling), bürla (banter, comical story, crack, cracked, drollery), blaga (bunkum, chatter, fib, fiddle, flapdoodle). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican sciaccanà (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), scaccanà (laugh, burst, explode, to explode, be furious), ridesi (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), ride (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), campassi (laugh, relish, giggling, have fun, kidding), ridi (repeat, to repeat, rehearse, to rehearse, cycling), bürla (banter, comical story, crack, cracked, drollery), blaga (bunkum, chatter, fib, fiddle, flapdoodle). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso sciaccanà (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), scaccanà (laugh, burst, explode, to explode, be furious), ridesi (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), ride (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), campassi (laugh, relish, giggling, have fun, kidding), ridi (repeat, to repeat, rehearse, to rehearse, cycling), bürla (banter, comical story, crack, cracked, drollery), blaga (bunkum, chatter, fib, fiddle, flapdoodle). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu sciaccanà (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), scaccanà (laugh, burst, explode, to explode, be furious), ridesi (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), ride (laugh, giggling, have fun, kidding, laughs), campassi (laugh, relish, giggling, have fun, kidding), ridi (repeat, to repeat, rehearse, to rehearse, cycling), bürla (banter, comical story, crack, cracked, drollery), blaga (bunkum, chatter, fib, fiddle, flapdoodle). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Creole ri (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Creole, Caribbean, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech vyhýbající se práci (kid, kidding), nesprávně informovat (kidding, misinform). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish laemning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk laemning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari بچه (bairn, chit, kid, infant, baby). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch veräppelnd (kidding), scherzend (joking, jesting, kidding, facetious, frolicking), scherz (joke, frolic, fun, pleasantry, game), das Foppen (kidding). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch lammeren (lamb, yean, kidding, lambing, lambs), lammen (kidding, lambing), lammeren werpen (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Filipino panloloko (guile, kidding), biro (joke, jokes, joking, a joke, fun). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish kiusoitella (kid, kidding, quiz, tease, twit), karitsointi (kidding, lambing), karitsoiminen (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Français chevrotage (kidding), plaisantant (jesting, kidding, bantering, joking), rire (laugh, laughter, chortle, give a laugh, laughing), plaisanterie (joke, fun, jest, crack, gag), blague (joke, sly joke, lark, fib, bosh), agnelage (lambing, kidding, lamb). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
French chevrotage (kidding), plaisantant (jesting, kidding, bantering, joking), rire (laugh, laughter, chortle, give a laugh, laughing), plaisanterie (joke, fun, jest, crack, gag), blague (joke, sly joke, lark, fib, bosh), agnelage (lambing, kidding, lamb). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
German veräppelnd (kidding), scherzend (joking, jesting, kidding, facetious, frolicking), scherz (joke, frolic, fun, pleasantry, game), das Foppen (kidding). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek περιπα ξιμο (kid, kidding), τοκετός (parturition, foaling, kidding, lambing, partus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) peripa ximo (kid, kidding), toketos (parturition, foaling, kidding, lambing, partus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew דלי (bucket, kid, kidding, sonny, Aquarius). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic مزاح (joke, banter, jest, pleasantry, raillery), مُزَاح (badinage, banter, fun, jest, joke), مازِح (frolicsome, coltish, friskier, friskiest, frisky), فاكَهَ (coltish, gamesome, jest, jested, jesting), كِيَاسَة (civility, comity, complaisance, courtesy, delicacy), لَعُوب (coltish, frisky, playful, sportive, coquet), مَزَحَ (kid, trifle, clown, clowned, clowning), مُمَازَحَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, frolic), مُلَاعَبَة (badinage, badinaged, badinages, badinaging, banter), نَكَّتَ (clown, clowned, clowning, clowns, jape). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
High German veräppelnd (kidding), scherzend (joking, jesting, kidding, facetious, frolicking), scherz (joke, frolic, fun, pleasantry, game), das Foppen (kidding). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hiligainon lahog (fun, jest, joke, kid, kidding), uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Hiligainon, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hiligaynon lahog (fun, jest, joke, kid, kidding), uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Hiligaynon, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch veräppelnd (kidding), scherzend (joking, jesting, kidding, facetious, frolicking), scherz (joke, frolic, fun, pleasantry, game), das Foppen (kidding). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian húz (to censor, to josh, draw, kid, kidding). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ilonggo lahog (fun, jest, joke, kid, kidding), uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Ilonggo, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ilongot uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Ilongot, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian ecean (fooling, kidding). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian sfottendo (kidding). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit דלי (bucket, kid, kidding, sonny, Aquarius). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese からかい (banter, persiflage, jeer, raillery, gibe), 又々 (again, once again, you're kidding, again once again), 又又 (again, once again, you're kidding, again once again). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Kanuri kasuneskin (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Kanuri, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Kisuaheli mwanambuzi (kid, kidding, goat). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Kiswahili mwanambuzi (kid, kidding, goat). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Laadi seka (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Laadi, Congo, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Lingotes uloininton (kidding), lahug (fun, kidding). Additional references: Lingotes, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Low German tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Low German, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Lyonnais se sicotter la rate (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling), gandoiser (tease, joking, bother, jesting, teasing). Additional references: Lyonnais, France, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar húz (to censor, to josh, draw, kid, kidding). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Marseillais rire (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Marseillais, France, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Martinique Creole ri (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Martinique Creole, Martinique, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Nedderdnntsch tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Nedderdnntsch, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Neddersassisch tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Neddersassisch, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Nedersaksisch tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Nedersaksisch, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Niedersaechsisch tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Niedersaechsisch, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi بچه (bairn, chit, kid, infant, baby). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian بچه (bairn, chit, kid, infant, baby). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) بچه (bairn, chit, kid, infant, baby). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Pilipino panloloko (guile, kidding), biro (joke, jokes, joking, a joke, fun). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Plattdnntsch tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Plattdnntsch, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish żartuję (kid, kidding). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch żartuję (kid, kidding). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski żartuję (kid, kidding). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Rohingya Lare (kidding, moving), nolaris (no kidding). Additional references: Rohingya, Myanmar, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi skoj (joke, frisk, cheating, gag, lark), skämtande (jestingly, jesting, joking, kidding), lamning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian обманывать (cheat, deceive, defraud, hoodwink, beguile), шутить (jest, joke, joking, trifle, jesting). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) obmanyvatʹ (cheat, deceive, defraud, hoodwink, beguile), shutitʹ (jest, joke, joking, trifle, jesting). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki обманывать (cheat, deceive, defraud, hoodwink, beguile), шутить (jest, joke, joking, trifle, jesting). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) obmanyvatʹ (cheat, deceive, defraud, hoodwink, beguile), shutitʹ (jest, joke, joking, trifle, jesting). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Santiago Crioulu ri (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Santiago Crioulu, Cape Verde, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Saxon (Low Dialect) tüdeln (kidding, telling fibs, to bind). Additional references: Saxon (Low Dialect), Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese คนหนุ่มสาว (kid, kidding), ฉันไม่ได้โกหก (I'm not kidding). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland laemning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish bromeando (joking, deriding, fooling, horsing around, japing), Bromear (joke, jest, banter, daff, fool), Por qué no divertirse (kidding), Pruebe a divertirse (kidding), paricion (birth, foaling, kidding, lambing, parturition), Intente moverse participando en juegos (kidding, try kidding around), Intente juegos (kidding), Diviértase y juegue (kidding), bromee con los ninos (kidding). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai คนหนุ่มสาว (kid, kidding), ฉันไม่ได้โกหก (I'm not kidding). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea kiusoitella (kid, kidding, quiz, tease, twit), karitsointi (kidding, lambing), karitsoiminen (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi kiusoitella (kid, kidding, quiz, tease, twit), karitsointi (kidding, lambing), karitsoiminen (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska skoj (joke, frisk, cheating, gag, lark), skämtande (jestingly, jesting, joking, kidding), lamning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Swahili mwanambuzi (kid, kidding, goat). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish skoj (joke, frisk, cheating, gag, lark), skämtande (jestingly, jesting, joking, kidding), lamning (kidding, lambing). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Tagalog panloloko (guile, kidding), biro (joke, jokes, joking, a joke, fun). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai คนหนุ่มสาว (kid, kidding), ฉันไม่ได้โกหก (I'm not kidding). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang คนหนุ่มสาว (kid, kidding), ฉันไม่ได้โกหก (I'm not kidding). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Tjamoro basta hiya (no kidding). Additional references: Tjamoro, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish takılmak -e (kid, kidding), gırgır geçmek (dupe, kid, kidding, hoax, josh), muziplik (spoof, caper, hoax, lark, prank), dalga geçme (wipe, gibe, jape, jibe, kidding), alay etme (derision, jeering, jesting, kidding, making fun of), dalga geçiyorsun (you are kidding), şaka mı ediyorsun (you must be kidding), dalga geçmiyorum (no kidding), şaka bir yana (joking apart, all the kidding aside, seriously). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Козен (kid, kidding). Additional references: Ukrainian, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) kozen (kid, kidding). Additional references: Ukrainian, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Vivaro-Alpine Occitan rire (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling), reire (laugh, laughing, to chortle, to laugh, giggling). Additional references: Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
West Indies French jouer (bet, to tinker, joking, triturate, betting). Additional references: West Indies French, Caribbean, kidding. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: KIDDING

Language Translations for “kidding” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag kathagiddathaging (kidding). Additional references: Athag, kidding. (volunteer)
Double Dutch kagiddaging (kidding). Additional references: Double Dutch, kidding. (volunteer)
Leet |{|0|0||//6 (kidding). Additional references: Leet, kidding. (volunteer)
Oppish kopiddoping (kidding). Additional references: Oppish, kidding. (volunteer)
Pig Latin iddingkay (kidding). Additional references: Pig Latin, kidding. (volunteer)
Terran A mazaaq (jest, appreciation, banter, fun, good taste), kyal ka (foolish, indecent talk, jest, jocular trick, joke), kyag kyag (joking, kidding), ku re (diversion, jest, joke, joking, kidding). Additional references: Terran A, kidding. (volunteer)
Terran B rareni (kidding). Additional references: Terran B, kidding. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi kubiddubing (kidding). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, kidding. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top

Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: KIDDING

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Old French 900 - 1400 jangler (offend, to offend, seek, to seek, joking), gengler (offend, to offend, seek, to seek, joking), bohorder (joking, jesting, cracked, gagging, jousting). Additional references: Old French, kidding. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top