for kicks

English

Prepositional phrase

for kicks

1. (colloquial) In order to obtain pleasure or excitement.

   Synonyms: for fun, for the lulz (Internet slang), for the craic (Ireland)

   • 1977, Buzzcocks, Orgasm Addict:

     Well you tried it just for once, found it alright for kicks, but now you found it's a habit that sticks, and you're an orgasm addict, you're an orgasm addict.

   • 2017, Portugal. The Man, John Hill, Asa Taccone, Freddie Gorman, Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, “Feel It Still”, in Woodstock, performed by Portugal. The Man, track 4:

     Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now / I been feeling it since 1966, now / Might be over now, but I feel it still

Translations

for pleasure or excitement — see for fun