"for kicks" meaning in English

See for kicks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) In order to obtain pleasure or excitement. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: for fun, for the lulz, for the craic
    Sense id: en-for_kicks-en-prep_phrase-fh9Xpuba Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(colloquial) In order to obtain pleasure or excitement."
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