kick it

verb

kicked it; kicking it; kicks it

intransitive verb

1

informal : to spend time relaxing or socializing : hang out

… my fellow students, don't feel bad for … prioritizing time to kick it with your friends!

—Alycia Kamil

She [Gabourey Sidibe] drew big laughs … when she hosted "Saturday Night Live," this past weekend, kicking it with funny guys Kenan Thompson and Andy Samberg.

—Bobbi Misck

Note: Usage of this sense originated in African American English and has since become widespread.

2

informal

a

: to cease living : die sense 1

kicked it at the age of 96

b

: to stop functioning

… she was out car shopping because her old beater finally kicked it.

—Timothy Leon Taylor

see kick the bucket

Examples of kick it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials created Wild Rice Week this year and kicked it off with an event on Bad River Ojibwe Reservation last week to talk about the need to preserve manoomin and show demonstrations about how to harvest and process wild rice. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

McCarthy allowed the ball to bounce off his glove, then kicked it and was charged with a throwing error when the ball bounced past Goodman at the plate. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Ever since Bob Dylan cut Nashville Skyline in 1969, rockers have been going to Music City to refresh their sounds, kick it with the world’s best session pros, and drink deep the rejuvenating well of local realness. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

One of the suspects used a window punch tool to crack the booth window before kicking it in, police say. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for kick it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit