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for kicks

for kicks prepositional phrase: in order to obtain pleasure or excitement.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) In order to obtain pleasure or excitement.
    • Well you tried it just for once, found it alright for kicks, but now you found it's a habit that sticks, and you're an orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict.1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict
    • Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now / I been feeling it since 1966, now / Might be over now, but I feel it still2017, Portugal. The Man, John Hill, Asa Taccone, Freddie Gorman, Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, “Feel It Still”, in Woodstock, performed by Portugal. The Man, track 4

Synonyms of for kicks

Questions about for kicks

What does for kicks mean?
For kicks means in order to obtain pleasure or excitement.
What part of speech is for kicks?
For kicks is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for kicks in the dictionary

  1. for instance
  2. for instances
  3. for Ireland
  4. for it
  5. for keeps
  6. for kicks
  7. for lack of
  8. for lack of trying
  9. for land's sake
  10. for land's sake alive
  11. for land's sakes

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