Meanings
alternative kidding aside
- idiomaticspeech actUsed to attempt to state a serious point in a jocular conversation.
1983 April 25, Steve Wozniak, letter to the editor, Infoworld, All kidding aside, I doubt we'll ever bomb Japan as long as [the Japanese] make Epson printers.
2 more examples
"All kidding aside, Carlysle . . ." "Carla," I corrected him automatically. "I'm too used to thinking of you as 'Carlysle' and male to change both at once . . . All kidding aside, it'd be better for you not to stay on here any longer than the storm."
2002, Anne McCaffrey, The Mark of Merlin2009 February 19, Joe Biden, speech, The Good of the Nation, Max, just remember, when we call, I call, just say "Yes, Joe," okay? (Laughter.) All kidding aside, thanks for your great help in this, Max.
Synonyms: all jokes aside, all joking aside
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbUsed to attempt to state a serious point in a jocular conversation.
Translations
Afrikaans alle grappies op 'n stokkie
- alle grappies op 'n stokkieidiom, speech act
Catalan bromes a part
- bromes a partidiom, speech act
Czech žerty stranou
- žerty stranouidiom, speech act
Dutch zonder dollen, alle gekheid op een stokje
- zonder dollenidiom, speech act
- alle gekheid op een stokjeidiom, speech act
Finnish leikki sikseen, vakavasti ottaen
- leikki sikseenidiom, speech act
- vakavasti ottaenidiom, speech act
French blague à part, sérieusement
- blague à partidiom, speech act
- sérieusementidiom, speech act
- sans blagueidiom, speech act
German Spaß beiseite, ohne Scheiß
- Spaß beiseiteidiom, speech act
- ohne Scheißidiom, speech act
Irish gan aon fhocal magaidh
- gan aon fhocal magaidhidiom, speech act
Italian scherzi a parte, a parte gli scherzi
- scherzi a parteidiom, speech act
- a parte gli scherziidiom, speech act
Polish bez jaj, bez żartów
- bez jajidiom, speech act
- bez żartówidiom, speech act
- żarty na bokidiom, speech act
- żarty żartamiidiom, speech act
Portuguese falando sério
- falando sérioidiom, speech act
Romanian lăsând glumele la o parte
- lăsând glumele la o parteidiom, speech act
Russian без дурако́в, шу́тки в сто́рону
- без дурако́в (bez durakóv)idiom, speech act
- шу́тки в сто́рону (šútki v stóronu)idiom, speech act
- шутки шутками (šutki šutkami)idiom, speech act
Spanish bromas aparte, en serio
- bromas aparteidiom, speech act
- en serioidiom, speech act
- fuera de jodaidiom, speech act
Swedish skämt åsido
- skämt åsidoidiom, speech act
Welsh ond o ddifrif
- ond o ddifrifidiom, speech act
Cite this entry
all kidding aside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20kidding%20aside
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