"kick out the jams" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kicks out the jams [present, singular, third-person], kicking out the jams [participle, present], kicked out the jams [participle, past], kicked out the jams [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick out the jams (third-person singular simple present kicks out the jams, present participle kicking out the jams, simple past and past participle kicked out the jams)
  1. To behave in a raucous, wild, passionate manner free from restraint; to let loose. Related terms: raise the roof
    Sense id: en-kick_out_the_jams-en-verb-yC79h~Z5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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