"for kicks" meaning in All languages combined

See for kicks on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} for kicks
  1. (colloquial) In order to obtain pleasure or excitement. Tags: colloquial Translations: läpällä (Finnish), huvin vuoksi (Finnish), dla beki (Polish)
    Sense id: en-for_kicks-en-prep_phrase-fh9Xpuba Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant wikilinks

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