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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Bryant Vincent’s team has teased in each of his first two years in Monroe, starting 3-1 last season before the roof caved in with eight straight setbacks.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
While the flagship movie franchise is coming to an end, Diesel previously teased that NBCUniversal has four TV shows in development from the Fast & Furious world.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 July 2026

Definition of teased

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Lasser joked in a 1976 article in The Times that her role as Mary Hartman might merit identification beyond being Woody Allen’s ex-wife.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Last year, Carr pressured the Walt Disney Company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show after the comic joked about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026