kinda /ˈkaɪndə/adverb 1exclamation 1contraction 1/ˈkɪndə/ noun 1forms 1 adverb1 •(informal) a short form of "kind of", used in speech to mean a little or in some waysI kinda hafta do this right now.That’s kinda funny. exclamation1 •Yes in some respects but no in other respects."Are you afraid of a little bit of rain?" "Kinda, yeah." contraction1 •(informal) Contraction of kind + of.Carmiesha had never once busted him in a lie, and she never had no kinda drama with him and no other chick. She damn sure couldn't say that for Dre. — 2006 kinda /ˈkɪndə/ noun1 •A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania. formskindas