kidder

kid

 (kĭd)

n.

1.

a. A young goat.

b. One of the young of certain similar animals.

2.

a. The flesh of a young goat.

b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.

c. An article made from this leather.

3. Informal

a. A child.

b. A young person.

4. Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?

adj.

1. Made of the skin or with the meat of a young goat.

2. Informal Younger than oneself: my kid brother.

v. kid·ded, kid·ding, kids

v.tr.

1. To mock playfully; tease: They kidded me about my mismatched socks.

2. To deceive in fun; fool: I could only hope they were kidding me when they said my car had been stolen.

3. To deceive (oneself), especially by allowing one's desires to cloud one's judgment: You're kidding yourself if you think that plan will work.

v.intr.

1. To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling: You want that much for your old car? You must be kidding!

2. To bear young. Used of a goat or similar animal.

Idiom:

no kidding

1. Used to express surprise or disbelief.

2. Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.

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[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]

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kid′der n.

kid′ding·ly adv.

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kidder

(ˈkɪdə)

n

1. a person who kids

2. dialect Northern English a brother or friend

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Translations

kidder

n (inf) → Spaßvogel m

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