kinda

pronunciation spelling

ˈkīn-də 

—used for "kind of" in informal speech and in representations of such speech

I feel kinda [=somewhat] tired.

She's spontaneous, a bundle of fun and kinda wild.

—Bell Hooks

I just kinda [=more or less] wrote it.

—Dana Goodyear

… one of those things that just kinda fell from the sky.

—Tobit Raphael

You know the kinda [=type of] trouble kids can get into around here.

—John Edgar Wideman

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above