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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The collection was teased in the initial announcement for Gymshark’s campaign with Megan, who wore the SoftSense shorts in Impact Red.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
In a new interview, the actor teased that something is in the works.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of teased

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Kylian Mbappe was dropped on October 27 by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
King has daydreamed about adding a white chocolate bar to their lineup, but then joked that those fans are heathens.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026