kickyadj.

/ˈkɪki/

Etymology: < kick v.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. (See quot. 1808.) Also, clever, lively; provoking, teasing, annoying. Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective]

fine1526

garish1545

flaunting1567

gawish1567

taffety1597

showful1607

flaming1609

flaring1610

over-brave1620

showish1675

rantingc1685

gaudy1709

showy1712

tinselled1738

kicky1790

flaunty1796

flashy1801

slangish1813

florid1815

tigerish1831

flash1836

flary1841

loud1850

flashy-looking1852

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

flagrant1858

jingo1859

cheesy1863

orchidaceous1864

flamboyant1879

vociferous1883

voyant1906

grandstanding1908

floozy1911

ritzy1919

like a (or the) dog's dinner1927

plush horse1936

kitsch1953

zazzy1961

pizzazz1969

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

conceived1596

acute1598

pregnate1598

agile1599

nimble-headed1601

insighted1602

nimble1604

nimble-witted1604

penetrant1605

penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

penetrativea1641

sagacious1650

nasute1653

acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 213 Auld Meg hersel' began the play, Clad in a bran-new hudden gray, And in't, I wat, she look'd fu' gay, And spruce and kicky.

1806 G. S. in J. Cock Simple Strains 93 Fu' mony a witty touch, and kicky line, Wad won the praise o' langer heads than mine.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Kicky. 1. Showy, gaudy... 2. High-minded, aiming at what is above one's station.

1910 in Sc. National Dict. (1960) V. 395/1 Isna' that kicky 'at I canna min' fat comes neest.

2. Cricket. Causing the ball to ‘kick’ (see kick v.¹ 3b).

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

fast1844

sticky1870

fiery1874

kicking1885

kicky1888

1888 A. G. Steel in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 150 It is a slow easy wicket he has to bat on, and not a ‘caked’, ‘kicky’ one.

1903 Windsor Mag. Sept. 393/2 A very kicky wicket generally averages matters somewhat by supplying one dead shooter.

3. Providing ‘kicks’, exciting, lively. North American colloquial.

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1968 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 42 It brought out some kicky styles to preview its new fur boutique.

1969 New Yorker 20 Dec. 79 (advt.) One of our kids said it would be ‘kicky’ to have one of those ‘blow-up’ chairs.

1970 J. G. Vermandel Dine with Devil i. 5 Yes, all right, let's do the kicky stuff first and then try some high fashion.

1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha i. 60 At first impressed, she seemed doubtful after I had unloaded our theories. ‘It's kicky and all..but where's it lead to?’

1973 Time (Canada ed.) 25 June 8/1 The designs are variously casual, racy, sporty—or kicky, trendy and funky.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	kicky
释义	kickyadj. /ˈkɪki/ Etymology: < kick v.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. (See quot. 1808.) Also, clever, lively; provoking, teasing, annoying. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] fine1526 garish1545 flaunting1567 gawish1567 taffety1597 showful1607 flaming1609 flaring1610 over-brave1620 showish1675 rantingc1685 gaudy1709 showy1712 tinselled1738 kicky1790 flaunty1796 flashy1801 slangish1813 florid1815 tigerish1831 flash1836 flary1841 loud1850 flashy-looking1852 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 flagrant1858 jingo1859 cheesy1863 orchidaceous1864 flamboyant1879 vociferous1883 voyant1906 grandstanding1908 floozy1911 ritzy1919 like a (or the) dog's dinner1927 plush horse1936 kitsch1953 zazzy1961 pizzazz1969 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 213 Auld Meg hersel' began the play, Clad in a bran-new hudden gray, And in't, I wat, she look'd fu' gay, And spruce and kicky. 1806 G. S. in J. Cock Simple Strains 93 Fu' mony a witty touch, and kicky line, Wad won the praise o' langer heads than mine. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Kicky. 1. Showy, gaudy... 2. High-minded, aiming at what is above one's station. 1910 in Sc. National Dict. (1960) V. 395/1 Isna' that kicky 'at I canna min' fat comes neest. 2. Cricket. Causing the ball to ‘kick’ (see kick v.¹ 3b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [adjective] > types of surface fast1844 sticky1870 fiery1874 kicking1885 kicky1888 1888 A. G. Steel in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 150 It is a slow easy wicket he has to bat on, and not a ‘caked’, ‘kicky’ one. 1903 Windsor Mag. Sept. 393/2 A very kicky wicket generally averages matters somewhat by supplying one dead shooter. 3. Providing ‘kicks’, exciting, lively. North American colloquial. ΚΠ 1968 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 42 It brought out some kicky styles to preview its new fur boutique. 1969 New Yorker 20 Dec. 79 (advt.) One of our kids said it would be ‘kicky’ to have one of those ‘blow-up’ chairs. 1970 J. G. Vermandel Dine with Devil i. 5 Yes, all right, let's do the kicky stuff first and then try some high fashion. 1972 M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha i. 60 At first impressed, she seemed doubtful after I had unloaded our theories. ‘It's kicky and all..but where's it lead to?’ 1973 Time (Canada ed.) 25 June 8/1 The designs are variously casual, racy, sporty—or kicky, trendy and funky. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1790
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