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kid around

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  1. Engage in good-humored fooling, joking, or teasing. For example, He's always kidding around with the other boys. [First half of 1900s]


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“Crypto is no longer the only cool kid around the block.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

Danvers enjoys pushing the kid around as she molds him into a – you can say it out loud– true detective.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2024

I was riding around my neighborhood when I was a kid, around like 9.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2022

While the added weight of hauling your kid around feels like a boat anchor dragging on your speed as skate skiers zip past you, the harness can also help improve your form.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2022

He was a pretty young guy, not much older than my brother D.B., and you could kid around with him without losing your respect for him.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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