kicky

American  

[kik-ee] / ˈkɪk i /

adjective

Slang.

kickier, kickiest

1. pleasurably amusing or exciting.

   a kicky tune.

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Etymology

Origin of kicky

First recorded in 1780–90; kick + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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

This teen kidnapping mystery took all the hallmarks of prestige-y crime shows — split timelines, dark lighting, tangential secrets — and repackaged them with a kicky ’90s YA flare.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021

Haynes spoke by phone from his L.A. hotel room about his kicky, kinetic film, “The Velvet Underground.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021

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

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