Meanings
- informalI wasn't serious; it was only a joke.
Q: Why would you say such a hurtful thing that you can’t take back? A: I was just kidding.
3 more examples
The winner of our trivia game here tonight will receive a prize of a million dollars. Just kidding! It's a fifty-dollar gift card.
She was just kidding when she teased him for being nerdy about zoology. In truth she likes his nerdiness.
The court is apparently not buying the defendants’ claim that they were just kidding about the death threats.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian са́мо бъзи́к
- са́мо бъзи́к (sámo băzík)I wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
Finnish vitsi, vitsi, kunhan vitsailin
- vitsi, vitsiI wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
- kunhan vitsailinI wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
- kunhan pilailinI wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
Portuguese brincadeira, tô brincando
- brincadeiraI wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
- tô brincandoI wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
Cite this entry
just kidding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20kidding
“just kidding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20kidding. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just kidding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20kidding.
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