A few days ago
What’s “no kidding?”?
I heard many ppl say this expression “no kidding.” What does that exactly mean? And when do they use it? Thanks a bunch in advance.
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A few days ago
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To “kid” means to joke (like talking to a kid). “No kidding” or “I kid you not” are expressions that mean “I’m serious, this is not joking.”
Edit: What John said is correct, that’s another use of the phrase.
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4 years ago
No Kidding Definition
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A few days ago
Definition one: The term “kidding” means making a joke. Therefore “No Kidding?” means “Are you joking?”.
Definition two: “No Kidding” is also known as “NK!” This is a social group for couples that don’t want children, for wich I am a member – http://www.nokidding.net/
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A few days ago
A reaction expressing mild surprise at what someone has said, as though the original speaker might not be serious in what he/she has related.
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A few days ago
As above, but it can also be used sarcastically, as when one person states something obvious as if it were surprising.
For example:
Person 1: Gee, this water is really wet!
Person 2 (sarcastically): No kidding!
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