kickingn.

/ˈkɪkɪŋ/

Etymology: < kick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of kick v.¹, in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > with the foot > kicking

spurningc1384

kicking1552

spurn1641

calcitration1651

funking1821

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Kyckynge, calcitratio.

1612 Sir H. Nevill in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 112 Much kicking there is both against you and me severally, but more against the coupling of us together.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iii Her sobs, and..stampings and kickings, amazed young gallipot.

1869 Ld. Clermont Fortescue-Family Hist. II. ix. 138 Having missed every shot..from the excessive ‘kicking’ of the gun.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

kicking-distance n.

ΚΠ

1897 Cent. Mag. 562/2 Not to allow one's horse to approach within kicking-distance of another.

kicking room n.

ΚΠ

1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia 40/1 I..measured off space enough to fit my body, allowing turning and kicking room.

C2.

kicking-muscle n. the muscle which raises the femur in kicking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > kicking-muscle

kicking-muscle1866

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of pelvis or hips

iliacus1615

psoa1615

psoas1615

square muscle1615

obturator1618

obturator externus1618

obturator internus1618

gluteus1681

pectineus1688

pyriformis1688

quadrigeminal1688

obturatory1719

obturator muscle1726

ischiocavernosus1733

iliac muscle1741

kicking-muscle1866

white line1874

pelvimyon1888

parvipsoas1890

1866 W. B. Hawkins Artistic Anat. Horse (ed. 3) 72 Prominent on the front and outer part of the haunch is the glutæus medius... It has been called the ‘kicking muscle’.

kicking plate n. a metal plate fixed to the lower part of a door, etc., to prevent damage or wear.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings > plate to prevent damage

fingerplate1806

hand plate1813

kicking plate1940

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 476/1 Kicking plate (Join.), a plate fixed on the face of the bottom rail of a door, to prevent the damage caused by persons kicking the door to open it.

1959 Engineering 16 Jan. 94/3 At the base of each frame is a kicking plate of porcelain-enamelled sheet steel.

kicking-strap n. (a) a strap adjusted to prevent a horse from kicking; also figurative; (b) Nautical a rope lanyard fixed to the boom to prevent it from rising.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > straps

lorainc1290

lingel1460

breeching1515

breastplate1578

martingale1584

rudstay1688

running martingale1747

breastband1783

breast collar1789

rump band1844

check-strap1857

kicking-strap1861

point1875

strapping1882

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > preventer or kicking-strap

preventera1625

jumper1856

kicking-strap1861

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. vi. 112 They had..his belly-band buckled across his back, and no kicking strap.

1951 G. Pennant Young Sailor v. 70 It is to prevent the boom from lifting that a kicking strap is fitted.

1961 R. M. Tetley Sailing ii. 47 It is in a gybe that a kicking-strap proves its worth, since it holds down the after end of the boom thereby allowing complete control to be maintained over the sail at all stages of the manœuvre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

kickingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈkicking.

a. That kicks, in senses of the verb; also in colloquial phrase alive and kicking: indubitably alive; very lively and active.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > that kicks

winching1525

flinginga1533

kicking1552

yarking1565

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the foot > kicking

kicking1552

spurning1697

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Kyckynge horse.

c1610–15 Some Notes before Liues in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 25 The wanton or kicking flesh of yong maydes, she would represse with often or double fastings.

1797 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iii, in Wks. (1815) VIII. 272 The Turk..gave him two or three lusty kicks... Our traveller..begged the kicking Mussulman ‘to accept his perfect assurances of high consideration’.

c1831 J. R. Planché Olympic Devils in Extravaganzas (1879) I. 71 Plu. Alive? Char. And kicking.

1840 New Monthly Mag. 58 497 He is (as the Irishman says), ‘alive and kicking’.

1847 C. F. Hoffman Let. 23 Jan. 274 I am most glad to hear that you are alive and kicking.

1860 Grandmother's Money I. 124 So I started off to Stamford Street, just to shew that I was alive and kicking.

1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 20 Feb. 2/2 A kicking Democratic Senator in Ohio threatens to upset the..apportionment scheme.

1930 R. Lehmann Note in Music 130 He seemed to imply with amusement how particularly alive they were. ‘Father, mother, two young brothers, and sister Clare, all alive and kicking.’

1966 L. Southworth Felon in Disguise xi. 158 I'd feel happier if I knew Donaldson was alive and kicking.

b. Cricket. Of the ground, a bowler, or his bowling: causing the ball to ‘kick’ (see kick v.¹ 3b). Also of a service in tennis.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [adjective] > types of surface

fast1844

sticky1870

fiery1874

kicking1885

kicky1888

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball

unreturnable1740

boasted1878

volleyed1878

overhand1881

back-handed1889

forehand1889

forehanded1889

Lawford1893

overhead1904

undercut1920

kicking1924

overarm1929

two-fisted1960

sliced1971

inside-out1977

inside-in1999

1885 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 41) 53 The Gloucestershire batsmen found Palmer unplayable on a ‘kicking’ wicket.

1888 Daily News 5 July 5/2 He says that good batsmen to-day cannot play on a rough kicking wicket.

1891 W. G. Grace Cricket iii. 67 My brother was the faster [bowler], and on a rough kicking wicket met with great success.

1924 F. G. Lowe Lawn Tennis 12 The only way to take a fast kicking service.

Draft additions 1997

b. Exciting, lively; great, excellent. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

topgallant1613

lovely1614

soaringa1616

twanging1616

preclarent1623

primea1637

prestantious1638

splendid1644

sterling1647

licking1648

spankinga1666

rattling1690

tearing1693

famous1695

capital1713

yrare1737

pure and —1742

daisy1757

immense1762

elegant1764

super-extra1774

trimming1778

grand1781

gallows1789

budgeree1793

crack1793

dandy1794

first rate1799

smick-smack1802

severe1805

neat1806

swell1810

stamming1814

divine1818

great1818

slap-up1823

slapping1825

high-grade1826

supernacular1828

heavenly1831

jam-up1832

slick1833

rip-roaring1834

boss1836

lummy1838

flash1840

slap1840

tall1840

high-graded1841

awful1843

way up1843

exalting1844

hot1845

ripsnorting1846

clipping1848

stupendous1848

stunning1849

raving1850

shrewd1851

jammy1853

slashing1854

rip-staving1856

ripping1858

screaming1859

up to dick1863

nifty1865

premier cru1866

slap-bang1866

clinking1868

marvellous1868

rorty1868

terrific1871

spiffing1872

all wool and a yard wide1882

gorgeous1883

nailing1883

stellar1883

gaudy1884

fizzing1885

réussi1885

ding-dong1887

jim-dandy1888

extra-special1889

yum-yum1890

out of sight1891

outasight1893

smooth1893

corking1895

large1895

super1895

hot dog1896

to die for1898

yummy1899

deevy1900

peachy1900

hi1901

v.g.1901

v.h.c.1901

divvy1903

doozy1903

game ball1905

goodo1905

bosker1906

crackerjack1910

smashinga1911

jake1914

keen1914

posh1914

bobby-dazzling1915

juicy1916

pie on1916

jakeloo1919

snodger1919

whizz-bang1920

wicked1920

four-star1921

wow1921

Rolls-Royce1922

whizz-bang1922

wizard1922

barry1923

nummy1923

ripe1923

shrieking1926

crazy1927

righteous1930

marvy1932

cool1933

plenty1933

brahmaa1935

smoking1934

solid1935

mellow1936

groovy1937

tough1937

bottler1938

fantastic1938

readyc1938

ridge1938

super-duper1938

extraordinaire1940

rumpty1940

sharp1940

dodger1941

grouse1941

perfecto1941

pipperoo1945

real gone1946

bosting1947

supersonic1947

whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

belting1956

magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

rad1976

kif1978

awesome1979

death1979

killer1979

fly1980

shiok1980

stonking1980

brill1981

dope1981

to die1982

mint1982

epic1983

kicking1983

fabbo1984

mega1985

ill1986

posho1989

pukka1991

lovely jubbly1992

awesomesauce2001

nang2002

bess2006

amazeballs2009

boasty2009

daebak2009

beaut2013

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]

jollyc1325

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

alive-like1582

aleger1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

sportive1595

mettled1599

alives-like1601

spirited1601

spirituous1601

mettle1606

great-stomached1607

free-spirited1613

spirity1615

spiritous1628

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

sportful1650

airy1654

animated1660

racy1671

mettlesome1673

sparklinga1704

raffing?1719

bob1721

vivace1721

alive1748

lifey1793

spunky1831

gilpie1835

bubbling1860

chippy1865

bubblesome1879

colourful1882

sparky1883

bubbly1912

jazzy1917

spritzy1973

sparkly1979

kicking1983

1983 G. Tate in Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 Mar. 34/3 For the next three weeks I hear this band twice nightly in seven cities and in some of them the shows aren't half as kicking as D.C., but the response everyehere is the same—nuts!

1989 Just Seventeen 20 Dec. 19/3 Her latest song is really kickin' and we think she's probably the best female newcomer.

1991 Esquire Jan. 57/2 ‘You were really kickin', girl!’ ‘Brilliant!’ They whoop and cheer.

1991 Sun 13 June 23/6 The joint was kicking.

1993 Entertainm. Weekly (U.S.) 23 Apr. 26/1 Check out Joey, adopting a finger-pointing, in-yo'-face rap stance in his customary quasi-grunge ensemble of T-shirt, artfully ripped jeans.., plaid flannel shirt, and kickin' motorcycle boots. Yum!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	kicking
释义	kickingn. /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ Etymology: < kick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of kick v.¹, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > with the foot > kicking spurningc1384 kicking1552 spurn1641 calcitration1651 funking1821 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Kyckynge, calcitratio. 1612 Sir H. Nevill in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 112 Much kicking there is both against you and me severally, but more against the coupling of us together. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy iii Her sobs, and..stampings and kickings, amazed young gallipot. 1869 Ld. Clermont Fortescue-Family Hist. II. ix. 138 Having missed every shot..from the excessive ‘kicking’ of the gun. Compounds C1. General attributive. kicking-distance n. ΚΠ 1897 Cent. Mag. 562/2 Not to allow one's horse to approach within kicking-distance of another. kicking room n. ΚΠ 1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia 40/1 I..measured off space enough to fit my body, allowing turning and kicking room. C2. kicking-muscle n. the muscle which raises the femur in kicking. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > kicking-muscle kicking-muscle1866 the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of pelvis or hips iliacus1615 psoa1615 psoas1615 square muscle1615 obturator1618 obturator externus1618 obturator internus1618 gluteus1681 pectineus1688 pyriformis1688 quadrigeminal1688 obturatory1719 obturator muscle1726 ischiocavernosus1733 iliac muscle1741 kicking-muscle1866 white line1874 pelvimyon1888 parvipsoas1890 1866 W. B. Hawkins Artistic Anat. Horse (ed. 3) 72 Prominent on the front and outer part of the haunch is the glutæus medius... It has been called the ‘kicking muscle’. kicking plate n. a metal plate fixed to the lower part of a door, etc., to prevent damage or wear. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings > plate to prevent damage fingerplate1806 hand plate1813 kicking plate1940 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 476/1 Kicking plate (Join.), a plate fixed on the face of the bottom rail of a door, to prevent the damage caused by persons kicking the door to open it. 1959 Engineering 16 Jan. 94/3 At the base of each frame is a kicking plate of porcelain-enamelled sheet steel. kicking-strap n. (a) a strap adjusted to prevent a horse from kicking; also figurative; (b) Nautical a rope lanyard fixed to the boom to prevent it from rising. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > straps lorainc1290 lingel1460 breeching1515 breastplate1578 martingale1584 rudstay1688 running martingale1747 breastband1783 breast collar1789 rump band1844 check-strap1857 kicking-strap1861 point1875 strapping1882 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > preventer or kicking-strap preventera1625 jumper1856 kicking-strap1861 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. vi. 112 They had..his belly-band buckled across his back, and no kicking strap. 1951 G. Pennant Young Sailor v. 70 It is to prevent the boom from lifting that a kicking strap is fitted. 1961 R. M. Tetley Sailing ii. 47 It is in a gybe that a kicking-strap proves its worth, since it holds down the after end of the boom thereby allowing complete control to be maintained over the sail at all stages of the manœuvre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2019). kickingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈkicking. a. That kicks, in senses of the verb; also in colloquial phrase alive and kicking: indubitably alive; very lively and active. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > that kicks winching1525 flinginga1533 kicking1552 yarking1565 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the foot > kicking kicking1552 spurning1697 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Kyckynge horse. c1610–15 Some Notes before Liues in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 25 The wanton or kicking flesh of yong maydes, she would represse with often or double fastings. 1797 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iii, in Wks. (1815) VIII. 272 The Turk..gave him two or three lusty kicks... Our traveller..begged the kicking Mussulman ‘to accept his perfect assurances of high consideration’. c1831 J. R. Planché Olympic Devils in Extravaganzas (1879) I. 71 Plu. Alive? Char. And kicking. 1840 New Monthly Mag. 58 497 He is (as the Irishman says), ‘alive and kicking’. 1847 C. F. Hoffman Let. 23 Jan. 274 I am most glad to hear that you are alive and kicking. 1860 Grandmother's Money I. 124 So I started off to Stamford Street, just to shew that I was alive and kicking. 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 20 Feb. 2/2 A kicking Democratic Senator in Ohio threatens to upset the..apportionment scheme. 1930 R. Lehmann Note in Music 130 He seemed to imply with amusement how particularly alive they were. ‘Father, mother, two young brothers, and sister Clare, all alive and kicking.’ 1966 L. Southworth Felon in Disguise xi. 158 I'd feel happier if I knew Donaldson was alive and kicking. b. Cricket. Of the ground, a bowler, or his bowling: causing the ball to ‘kick’ (see kick v.¹ 3b). Also of a service in tennis. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [adjective] > types of surface fast1844 sticky1870 fiery1874 kicking1885 kicky1888 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball unreturnable1740 boasted1878 volleyed1878 overhand1881 back-handed1889 forehand1889 forehanded1889 Lawford1893 overhead1904 undercut1920 kicking1924 overarm1929 two-fisted1960 sliced1971 inside-out1977 inside-in1999 1885 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 41) 53 The Gloucestershire batsmen found Palmer unplayable on a ‘kicking’ wicket. 1888 Daily News 5 July 5/2 He says that good batsmen to-day cannot play on a rough kicking wicket. 1891 W. G. Grace Cricket iii. 67 My brother was the faster [bowler], and on a rough kicking wicket met with great success. 1924 F. G. Lowe Lawn Tennis 12 The only way to take a fast kicking service. Draft additions 1997 b. Exciting, lively; great, excellent. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 1983 G. Tate in Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 Mar. 34/3 For the next three weeks I hear this band twice nightly in seven cities and in some of them the shows aren't half as kicking as D.C., but the response everyehere is the same—nuts! 1989 Just Seventeen 20 Dec. 19/3 Her latest song is really kickin' and we think she's probably the best female newcomer. 1991 Esquire Jan. 57/2 ‘You were really kickin', girl!’ ‘Brilliant!’ They whoop and cheer. 1991 Sun 13 June 23/6 The joint was kicking. 1993 Entertainm. Weekly (U.S.) 23 Apr. 26/1 Check out Joey, adopting a finger-pointing, in-yo'-face rap stance in his customary quasi-grunge ensemble of T-shirt, artfully ripped jeans.., plaid flannel shirt, and kickin' motorcycle boots. Yum! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1552adj.1552
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