: providing a kick or thrill : exciting
also : excitingly fashionable

Examples of kicky in a Sentence

needing one last kicky experience in my life, I decided to try bungee jumping
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McEntire strutted across the stage in black sequined leggings, boots, a shiny belt buckle and suede jacket bedazzled with turquoise and fringe, topped with her red hair pulled back in a kicky pony tail. Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Hmong sausage, made in collaboration with neighboring Lowry Hill Provisions, comes with sticky rice and a kicky sweet and sour sauce. Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The kitchen has a kicky red-and-white palette, with red pulls on all the drawers and cabinets, and has been recently renovated. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2025 Lohan, a gifted actor whose career has had some shaky turns, is left to build a performance on her costumes, an assortment of allegedly kicky but in reality horrifically ugly teenage-girl getups. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kicky

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kicky was in 1942

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“Kicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kicky. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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