kinda
(ˈkaɪndə)
colloq. shortening of kind of (see kind n. 14).
| 1912 Collier's 12 Oct. 18/2 He..started whistling to himself kinda soft. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. (1926) i. xii. 83 He's kinda soft on me, you know. 1935 ‘R. West’ Harsh Voice ii. 132, I kinda like being way out beyond everywhere. 1945 A. Kober Parm Me 17, I feel kinda stuffed up. 1953 A. Baron Human Kind 185 Movies, shows, do you get a lot of that kinda thing? 1966 L. Cohen Beautiful Losers (1970) i. 72 Thank you, my friend, I guess you kinda saved my life. 1972 Punch 1 Mar. 278/2 This some new kinda gimmick? 1973 Black World July 56/1 Bop ain't goan bless me no kinda way. |