Phrase guide

just kidding

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

I wasn't serious; it was only a joke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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.
  • Q: Why would you say such a hurtful thing that you can’t take back? A: I was just kidding.
  • The court is apparently not buying the defendants’ claim that they were just kidding about the death threats.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jk, j/k, not, psych

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: са́мо бъзи́к (sámo bǎzík) — I wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
  • Finnish: vitsi, vitsi — I wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
  • Finnish: kunhan vitsailin — I wasn’t serious; it was only a joke
  • Finnish: kunhan pilailin — I wasn’t serious; it was only a joke