for kicks

for kicks
for kicks & for laughs & for giggles
Fig. for fun; just for entertainment; for no good reason. •

They didn't mean any harm. They just did it for kicks.

We drove over to the next town for laughs.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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 thrills • • • Main Entry: ↑kick …   Useful english dictionary

  • for kicks — mod. for fun; for a thrill. □ We just did it for kicks. We didn’t mean to hurt anyone. □ Let’s drive over to Wally’s place, just for kicks …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • for kicks —    If you do something for kicks, or just for kicks, you do it purely for fun or thrills.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • For kicks —   If you do something for kicks, or just for kicks, you do it purely for fun or thrills …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • for kicks — informal if you do something for kicks, especially something dangerous, you do it because you think it is exciting. Local kids steal cars and race them up and down the street, just for kicks …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • for kicks — adverb in order to obtain pleasure or excitement; for fun 1977 …   Wiktionary

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