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kid on the square

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be joking, but at the same time really mean it.

Examples

“"I'm kiddin' on the square," said Hanks.”
“So I always knew what Pierce meant, in a kidding-on-the-square kind of way.”
“"At least he likes historical characters," I kidded on the square. No one laughed so I went to work recruiting other directors.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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