Meanings
kiki1
plural kikis · alternative ki-ki
- USslangA gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat.
Get on my knees and have a kiki with Jesus
2016 April 22, Lucian Piane, “Pray & Slay”, in RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Rusical1 more example
Let's have a kiki / I wanna have a kiki / Lock the doors tight / Let's have a kiki
2012 September 11, Scissor Sisters, “Let's Have a Kiki”, in Magic Hour, track 6
present singular third person kikis · participle present kikiing · participle present kiki-ing · participle past kikied · past kikied
- USslangTo meet with friends without any agenda or goals.
We spent a whole lot of time kiki'ing around—fooling around.
2010, David Carter, Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution, page 1302 more examples
Went home, changed for my show, kikied with Bruce and walked over to the apartment for my weekly meeting and Sally was just walking into the building from Sirius.
2016, Andy Cohen, Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries“I still had my corporate job, so we would talk on GChat all day while I was at work,” says Olisa. (She’s still based in New York; Garner Valentine has since relocated to Georgia. Both are in their 30s.) “To the outside world, I was working diligently, but I was really kiki-ing with my friend.”
2019 September 5, Ana Colón, “How Two Women Turned $12 Into the Curvy Con, the Biggest Plus-Size Event at Fashion Week”, in Glamour
Kiki2
Origin
In the sense "lesbian who is neither butch nor femme", sometimes said to mean "neither-nor" in some language; related to kai kai (“sexual activity between drag queens”); see that entry for more. In the sense "a gathering for gossiping and chit-chat", perhaps imitative of giggling.
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Cite this entry
kiki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiki
“kiki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiki. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiki,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiki.
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