kicky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of kicky
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Quant, who died April 13 at her home in Surrey, England, at the age of 93, was a fashion designer whose playful short dresses, kicky boots and colorful berets were staples of Swinging ’60s London.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Although set 50 years ago, writer-director Ozon’s kicky homage brings less modern-day insight and perspective to the overheated, overhauled proceedings than might be expected — or at least desired — of the out gay filmmaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
It dissolved into a kicky but laid-back medley of the bossa nova standards “Once I Loved” and “Wave.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2021
An assistant director barked a command and suddenly the ordinary commuters vanished, replaced by glam pedestrians attired in kicky fall fashion.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
I played and played, entranced by the fluidity of her movements at the keyboard, her comical moues of concentration when picking out a particularly kicky little riff.
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory
In one of the film's kickier episodes, Doris becomes a wildly unlikely hipster and album cover model when she unwittingly impresses the front man for John's favorite band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
It proved to be the most critically divisive movie of 1968 and for some the kickiest.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
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