just for kicks
No reason needed
Just for kicks means for fun or amusement, with no practical purpose: We drove out to the old fairgrounds just for kicks.
The phrase suggests casual, often spontaneous entertainment—doing something because it's enjoyable rather than necessary.
I tried the spicy wings just for kicks and regretted it immediately.
- for the hell of itWithout any real purpose
- why notPhrase of assent
- prankingPlaying harmless tricks
- curiosityDesire to learn
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
no reason · amusement · thrill-seeking · spontaneity · joking · impulsiveness · novelty · exploring · exhilaration · joy · parties · giddiness · experimentation · on a whim · spur of the moment · lark · for fun · satisfaction
just for kicksunder compulsion
Not by choice
reluctantly · professionally · for profit · strategically · by force
just for kicksin all seriousness
for keeps · for real · as if one's life depended on it · seriously · desperately
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