kinda
Casual contraction of "kind of," used as a softener to mean "somewhat," "sort of," or "a little." Heard in everyday speech for over a century and now standard in texting, captions, and chat.
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Casual contraction of "kind of," used as a softener to mean "somewhat," "sort of," or "a little." Heard in everyday speech for over a century and now standard in texting, captions, and chat. Often paired with adjectives ("kinda tired"), verbs ("kinda want pizza"), or as a hedged agreement ("kinda, yeah"). Considered informal — fine for friends, social posts, and dialogue, but usually replaced with "somewhat" or "rather" in formal writing. Functions as both adverb and softener.
I’m kinda over this weather.
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(chiefly, North America, colloquial) Used as a downtoner; kind of.
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Definitely. A casual variant of "def" with a tacked-on "s" that makes it feel lighter and chattier. Especially common in British, Australian and Irish texting style.