"kid on" meaning in English

See kid on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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

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