who am I kidding

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• whom am I kidding

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who am I kidding?

1. (rhetorical question) Said by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.
   • 2009, Raymond James Hancock, Necroman:

     The alternative to that is of course the chilling thought of Lucifer. I don't like the idea of that so much. Who am I kidding though? I kill people! People, who do horrible things, but people none the less.

Related terms

• kid oneself