"kid on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kids on [present, singular, third-person], kidding on [participle, present], kidded on [participle, past], kidded on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kid on (third-person singular simple present kids on, present participle kidding on, simple past and past participle kidded on)
  1. (UK, colloquial, transitive) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on. Tags: UK, colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-kid_on-en-verb-LCRpsWlH Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) To entice or incite. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-kid_on-en-verb-3ji6Sh-g Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Inflected forms

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