scherzare

Today's Parola del Giorno is the transitive verb, scherzare, which means:

• to kid

You use the verb in this way when you want to show surprise at something someone has said, usually because you believe the opposite. See the context below:

Marco: Il programma di Vespa presenta argomenti in modo imparziale.
Marco: Vespa's program presents topics in an impartial way.

Martina: Scherzi? È un programma filo-berlusconiano!
Martina: Are you kidding? It's a pro-Berlusconi program.