kicks, for

kicks, for
 Purely for the sake of excitement (often of selfish or dubious nature).

A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . . 2015.

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  • for laughs — {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, but they were punished all the same./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for laughs — {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, but they were punished all the same./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for kicks — For thrills • • • Main Entry: ↑kick …   Useful english dictionary

  • for kicks — If you do something for kicks, or just for kicks, you do it purely for fun or thrills …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Kicks Like a Mule — is a rave/electronic music duo consisting of Richard Russell and Nick Halkes. Their first single “The Bouncer” was a UK Top 10 chart hit when it was released in 1992. Although both Halkes and Russell worked at the XL Recordings label at the time… …   Wikipedia

  • for kicks — [adv] for fun for mere pleasure, for no useful reason, for the hell of it; concepts 537,572 …   New thesaurus

  • for kicks — for fun, for enjoyment    What do you guys do for kicks? I play computer games …   English idioms

  • For kicks — for the sake of gaining some excitement or entertainment …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • for kicks — for the sake of gaining some excitement or enjoyment, in order to gain some satisfaction …   English contemporary dictionary

  • kicks — n. (colloq.) thrill for kicks (they did it for kicks) * * * (colloq.) [ thrill ] for kicks (they did it for kicks) …   Combinatory dictionary

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