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kicksy-wicksy

Kicksy-wicksy

Kick"sy-wick`sy\, Kicky-wisky \Kick"y-wisk`y\, n. That which is restless and uneasy.

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.

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Kicksy-wicksy is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Webster's Revised

Kicksy-wicksy

Kick"sy-wick`sy\, a. Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. --Nares.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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