kicksy

kicksy
adj
American
exciting, stimulating, spirited. From the noun kick or kicks in the sense of excite-ment, the word has taken on an extra nuance of up-to-date or modish. (The comparative and superlative forms are kickier and kickiest.)
that kicky little red sportscar of yours

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Kicksy-wicksy — Kick sy wick sy, a. Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy wicksy flames. Nares. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kicksy-wicksy — Kick sy wick sy, Kicky wisky Kick y wisk y, n. That which is restless and uneasy. [1913 Webster] Note: Kicky wicky, or, in some editions, Kicksy wicksy, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in All s Well that Ends Well, ii. 3, 297 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kicky-wisky — Kicksy wicksy Kick sy wick sy, Kicky wisky Kick y wisk y, n. That which is restless and uneasy. [1913 Webster] Note: Kicky wicky, or, in some editions, Kicksy wicksy, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in All s Well that Ends… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • KYXY — Infobox Radio Station name = KYXY city = San Diego, California area = San Diego, California branding = Soft Rock KyXy 96.5 slogan = San Diego s Soft Rock airdate = frequency = 96.5 (MHz) HD Radio format = Adult contemporary erp = 26,500 watts… …   Wikipedia

  • KQIV (defunct) — KQIV (also KQ4 and FM107 ) was a short lived but popular progressive rock FM radio station in Lake Oswego, Oregon, that operated on 106.7 MHz. The station was owned and operated by Willamette Broadcasting Company, Inc. (Walter J. M. Kraus,… …   Wikipedia

  • kickie-wickie — /kikˈi wik i/ (Shakespeare) noun A wife ORIGIN: Altered by editors to kicksy wicksy; perh connected with ↑kickshaws …   Useful english dictionary

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