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kicks and giggles

kicks and giggles noun: amusement without any serious purpose; fun.

Noun

kicks and giggles pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only, slang) Amusement without any serious purpose; fun.
    • They are looking for their own Happy Land, though I do not think they will find it by way of 'kicks' and 'giggles'.1963, Statesman and Nation Publishing Company (publisher), New Statesman, volume 65, page 316

Synonyms of kicks and giggles

Forms of kicks and giggles

alternative formkicks-and-giggles

Origin of kicks and giggles

First use appears c. 1963. See cite below.

Questions about kicks and giggles

What does kicks and giggles mean?
Kicks and giggles means amusement without any serious purpose; fun.
What part of speech is kicks and giggles?
Kicks and giggles is a noun.

Words near kicks and giggles in the dictionary

  1. kicks
  2. kicks a dog when it's down
  3. kicks about
  4. kicks against
  5. kicks against the pricks
  6. kicks and giggles
  7. kicks around
  8. kicks arse
  9. kicks ass
  10. kicks ass and takes names
  11. kicks at an open door

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