kicky

[ kik-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Slang.

, kick·i·er, kick·i·est.

Origin of kicky¹

First recorded in 1780–90; kick + -y ¹

There was the pool shaped like a piano, and the lake out back with the Jet Ski, a sort of kicky little snowmobile for the water.

The woman, dressed in a kicky red knit frock, practiced the line in front of her cameraman, over and over.

They called him "Mannekin" (little man), and that he converted into "Kicky."

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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