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Engage in good-humored fooling, joking, or teasing. For example, He's always kidding around with the other boys. [First half of 1900s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): kid around (with someone)
to tease and joke with someone. • I like to kid around with John. We are great friends. • Yes, John and I used to kid around a lot.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs