Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you're kidding

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
you're kid-ding
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to express disbelief or shock.

Informal

Usage

Synonyms

you're joking you're kidding me you've got to be joking you've got to be kidding you've got to be kidding me you must be joking you must be kidding

Questions

What does you're kidding mean?
Used to express disbelief or shock.

How to pronounce you're kidding

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