kidded
Wasn't being serious
Kidded is the past tense of kid, meaning to tease or joke with someone in a playful way: I was only kidding when I said that.
It can also mean to deceive, especially oneself: She kidded herself into thinking everything was fine.
Less commonly, kidded refers to a goat giving birth.
Saying things in fun
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- razzingLight mocking banter
- having onWearing at present
pulling one's leg · bantering · funning · goofing · wisecracking · needling · chaffing · roasting
Tricking or joking
- trickingAct of deceiving
- dupingDeliberately misleading another
- hoaxingDeliberately deceiving others
- hoodwinkingDeliberately misleading someone
bamboozling · conning · misleading · bluffing · snookering · deluding · stringing along · having someone on
Engaging in boisterous play
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
- cavortingMoving playfully, energetically
frolicking · monkeying around · skylarking · hamming · capering · tomfoolery · high jinks · goofing off
joking
Saying things in fun
pulling one's leg · having on · bantering · funning · goofing · wisecracking · needling · chaffing · roasting · mocking
fooling
Tricking or joking
hoodwinking · bamboozling · conning · misleading · bluffing · snookering · deluding · stringing along · having someone on · spoofing
horsing around
Engaging in boisterous play
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
cavorting · frolicking · monkeying around · skylarking · hamming · capering · tomfoolery · high jinks · goofing off · cutting up
- just kiddingRetraction of a jest
- you're kiddingExpression of surprised disbelief
- no kiddingExpression of genuine surprise
- are you kiddingExpression of disbelief
- kidding aroundPlayful, unserious behavior
- you're kidding me