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shits and grins

shits and grins noun: synonym of kicks and giggles.

Noun

shits and grins pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar) Synonym of kicks and giggles.
    • "Bill," Kelly said, "sorry to interrupt, but if you want us to run the numbers using more conservative assumptions, that's no problem at all. And just for shits and grins, why don't we throw in a recapitalization analysis?"1995, Everett Weinberger, Wannabe, A Would-Be Player's Misadventures In Hollywood, page 15
    • Hey, ever see The Sting? You know how they teamed up and taught those gangsters a lesson? Ha ha. That'd be fun, huh? You know, just for kicks ... to do something like that? Wouldn't it? Just for shits and grins?2005, Penn Jillette, Mickey D. Lynn, How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker, The Wisdom of Dickie Richard, page 89

Examples of shits and grins in a sentence

  • Then he'd beat me to a pulp with that strap for shits and grins .2011, Dan Ferullo, Monster Hill, page 511:
  • Mysti and Griff wouldn't call a meeting for shits and grins.2017, Catie Rhodes, Crossroads:

Synonyms of shits and grins

Forms of shits and grins

alternative formshits-and-grins

Questions about shits and grins

What does shits and grins mean?
Shits and grins means synonym of kicks and giggles.
How do you use shits and grins in a sentence?
Then he'd beat me to a pulp with that strap for shits and grins .
What part of speech is shits and grins?
Shits and grins is a noun.

Words near shits and grins in the dictionary

  1. shitrag
  2. shitrags
  3. shits
  4. shits a brick
  5. shits and giggles
  6. shits and grins
  7. shits bricks
  8. shits in someone's Cheerios
  9. shits it in
  10. shits off
  11. shits on

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