なんてね

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A casual sentence-ending phrase meaning 'just kidding' or 'not serious', used after a joke or teasing remark.

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明日テストがないよ、なんてね。実はあるんだ。

There is no test tomorrow — just kidding. Actually there is.

宝くじで一億当たったら仕事辞めるよ、なんてね。

If I won 100 million on the lottery I'd quit my job — just kidding.

『今日全部奢るよ』って言われて喜んだが、『なんてね』で台無しになった。

I was happy when someone said 'I'll treat today,' but it was ruined by 'just kidding.'

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