kicks and giggles

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology

First use appears c. 1963. See cite below.

Noun

kicks and giggles pl (plural only)

  1. (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