Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗symbol
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryDenotes a nonliteral statement with an underlying element of truth or sincerity. · Denotes a literal statement that is superficially humorous. · Used to introduce uncertainty or deniability of whether a statement is literal or joking: Just kidding, unless…?
From / + abbreviation of half-joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).
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