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all kidding aside

adv

Definitions

  1. Used to attempt to state a serious point in a jocular conversation.

    • 1983 April 25, Steve Wozniak, letter to the editor, Infoworld, All kidding aside, I doubt we'll ever bomb Japan as long as [the Japanese] make Epson printers.
    • 2009 February 19, Joe Biden, speech, The Good of the Nation, Max, just remember, when we call, I call, just say "Yes, Joe," okay? (Laughter.) All kidding aside, thanks for your great help in this, Max.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for all kidding aside. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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