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for kicks

ADVERB

for fun

Synonyms

WEAK

for mere pleasure for no useful reason for the hell of it

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday, the Mets lost when combustible relief pitcher Devin Williams fell apart again, allowing Minnesota a go-ahead run and walking in a fifth run for kicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A clock for kicks at goal is already in operation in France's Top 14.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

Even if it involves branding someone as a pedophile to 80 million followers — as Musk did in 2018 — for kicks and giggles.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2022

On Monday of last week he giggled with his fellow CBS host James Corden; on Tuesday he slapped John Bolton around for kicks.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020

“Kath, you don’t...Well, if it’s for kicks, you don’t do it like that. You’ve got to look at the pictures much more carefully. It doesn’t really work if you go that fast.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro