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- 1. the art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people. informal British
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Definition of 'kidology' Word Frequency. kidology in British English. (kɪˈdɒlədʒɪ ) noun. British informal. the art or practice of bluffing or deception. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: from kid2 + ology. Examples of 'kidology' in a sentence. kidology.
Definition of kidology noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "KIDOLOGY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
kidology. ( kɪˈdɒlədʒɪ) n. informal Brit the art or practice of bluffing or deception. [C20: from kid 2 + ology] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Translations.
Kidology definition: the art or practice of bluffing or deception. See examples of KIDOLOGY used in a sentence.
kidology. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ki‧dol‧o‧gy /kɪˈdɒlədʒi $ -ˈdɑː-/ noun [ uncountable] British English informal a way of making someone believe something that is not true, which you do as a joke or to achieve something We used kidology to make our opponents think we were better than we were.
Jan 16, 2023 · kidology ( uncountable) The art of kidding, teasing mocking. Studied deception.
the art or practice of deliberately deceiving or teasing people.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
Kidology definition: The art of <a>kidding</a>, <a>teasing</a> <a>mocking</a>.
OED's earliest evidence for kidology is from 1964, in the Times (London). kidology is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: kid v. 4 , ‑ology comb. form .