kicks and giggles
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Etymology
First use appears c. 1963. See cite below.
Noun
kicks and giggles pl (plural only)
- (slang, idiomatic) Amusement without any serious purpose; fun.
- 1963, Statesman and Nation Publishing Company (publisher), New Statesman[1], volume 65, page 316:
- They are looking for their own Happy Land, though I do not think they will find it by way of 'kicks' and 'giggles'.
- Synonyms: grins and giggles, shits and giggles (vulgar), shits and grins (vulgar)
Translations
See also
- for kicks
- have a laugh (British)