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