Thesaurus results for KIDDED

kidded

verb

past tense of kid

as in teased

to make fun of in a good-natured way everybody's kidding me about my new haircut

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as in joked

to make jokes he always kids around about his "wild and crazy" life as an accountant

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Recent Examples of kidded Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026 When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated. — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

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De Zerbi teased that system in front of a small crowd at the Allianz Stadium during an open session the night before.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Which is teased in a post-credits scene that plays out almost exactly like the post-credits scene from the first Amazing Spider-Man.

— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026