kidder

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Noun
  • The band’s music was ragged and dry, the work of self-referential pranksters scavenging for meaning at the tail end of rock’s imperial era.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Despite starting out as pranksters, the Brueckners hope that their followers continue to see how authentic their relationship is.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back.
    Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
Noun
  • This time, the comedienne was asked back to comment on Newark’s airport safety, acting out a bit while on a JetBlue flight.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2025
  • Choi is a talented comedienne, so some of her too-drunk drama scenes are entertainingly funny, but at the same time her character’s self-destructive tendencies are also heartbreaking.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Noun
  • Capaldi himself was a phenomenal Doctor, bringing that trademark blend of grizzled warrior and cosmic buffoon, but his episodes were a bit hit-and-miss.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
  • Problematic to be sure, but also a very in-character move for an ignorant buffoon.
    Ben Rosenstock, Time, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
  • Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • After screening a new Gen V season 2 trailer packed with The Boys crossovers and some new casting, Amazon's Comic-Con panel in Ballroom 20 on Friday afternoon left one major reveal for the very end: the first teaser trailer for the fifth and final season of the mothership series.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 July 2025
  • The teaser comes after Bravo confirmed in November that a new cast would be joining SUR and TomTom owner Vanderpump, 64, for season 12.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The 2025 Forbes Top Creator list counts more than a dozen digital jokesters, including Khaby Lame, Brent and Alexa Rivera, Jake Shane, and Hailey Kalil.
    Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Digital jokester Adam Waheed used his smartphone to bypass Hollywood’s gatekeepers and build a 55 million–strong fan base and multimillion-dollar brand empire.
    Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Kidder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidder. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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