kick out the jams
kick out the jams verb: to behave in a raucous, wild, passionate manner free from restraint; to let loose.
Verb
kick out the jams (third-person singular simple present kicks out the jams, present participle kicking out the jams, simple past and past participle kicked out the jams)
- To behave in a raucous, wild, passionate manner free from restraint; to let loose.
- Then the unthinkable might be actual, the unprecedented possible. You could safely kick out the jams, dissolve the old hesitations, break with adults, be done with compromises, get on with it.1998, John Downton Hazlett, My Generation: Collective Autobiography and Identity Politics, page 192
- After that, we kick out the jams and explore some of the more interesting things you can do with a webcam.2006, Tom Green, Jordan L Chilcott, Foundation Flash 8 Video, page 240
Forms of kick out the jams
| third-person singular present | kicks out the jams |
|---|---|
| present participle | kicking out the jams |
| past participle | kicked out the jams |
| past | kicked out the jams |
Questions about kick out the jams
- What does kick out the jams mean?
- Kick out the jams means to behave in a raucous, wild, passionate manner free from restraint; to let loose.
- What part of speech is kick out the jams?
- Kick out the jams is a verb.
- What is the past tense of kick out the jams?
- The past tense of kick out the jams is kicked out the jams.
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