all joking aside
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Also, all kidding aside. Seriously, as in I know I said I'd quit, but all joking aside this job is too much for one person, or All kidding aside, I hate to lose at croquet. This phrase often accompanies a joking statement.
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Words nearby all joking aside
alliterate, alliteration, alliterative, allium, alliumphobia, all joking aside, all kinds of, allmouth, allness, all-night, all-nighter
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