kicks and giggles

noun

Amusement without any serious purpose; fun.

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grins and gigglesshits and gigglesshits and grins
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Meanings

nounkicks and giggles pl (plural only)

alternative kicks-and-giggles

  1. idiomaticpluralplural onlyslangAmusement 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: grins and giggles, shits and giggles, shits and grins

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmusement without any serious purpose; fun.

Similar
grins and gigglesshits and gigglesshits and grins
Also see
grins and gigglesshits and gigglesshits and grins

Origin

First use appears c. 1963. See cite below.

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Translations

Polish zabawa
  • zabawaTranslations
Spanish echarse unas risas
  • echarse unas risasTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

kicks and giggles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicks%20and%20giggles

MLA

“kicks and giggles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicks%20and%20giggles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kicks and giggles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kicks%20and%20giggles.

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