kid around

phrase

: to speak in a way that is not serious : to say things that are not true in a joking way

I'm not really angry—I'm just kidding around.

Examples of kid around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My analog gravel bike is great for bikepacking trips, training rides, or a quick pedal to the brewery, but it was never meant for carting cargo or my kid around the city. — Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026

Unsurprisingly, some folks couldn't help but kid around with Carrie after her reply. — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2023

While most would say heartfelt comments about their cast mates, Ken decided to kid around about the status of their camaraderie. — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023

Elon Musk may like to kid around on Twitter , but his impending ownership of the platform is no joke, to him or anyone else. — Laura Forman, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022

At Berkeley, students who were ostracized in their hometowns, often for being the only blind kid around, became part of a rich lineage, and a vast disability community. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022

Keaton’s father, Joe, would toss the kid around the stage like a bowling ball. — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022

Rhymes for kid around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background