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kicken

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kicking

1. slang Excellent, great, or exceptionally entertaining. In all uses, it is sometimes colloquially spelled or pronounced "kickin'." That was one kickin' party, dude!
2. slang Exceptionally fashionable or stylish. Wow, man, that suit is kickin'!
3. slang Still alive and active, especially despite old age. I just found out that Old Man Murphy is still alive and kicking. He must be 104 by now!
See also: kick
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kickin’

and kicken
mod. wild; super; excellent. I don’t know where you get your clothes, but that jacket’s kickin’.

kicken

verb
See kickin’
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References in periodicals archive
'He has had stem-cell treatment to an injury in a tendon - Kicken Kris bumped into him on his last start at Belmont - and he has been at the equine therapy unit at Pulborough.
Next year's Arc on the agenda for Joe Bear
THUMB'S RUSH: Kent Desormeaux on Kicken Kris (right) gives his post-race verdict to Jamie Spencer (far left) after Saturday night's controversial Arlington Million
Racing: Spencer suffers Power cut in Chicago shoot-out
RAGE: Kent Desormeaux aboard Kicken Kris (right) yells at Jamie Spencer (centre) on Powerscourt
Racing: SACRE GLUE; Superstar Attraction gets stuck in the Deauville mud
The Aidan O'Brientrained challenger was an emphatic winner of the pounds 335, 000 prize, but caused interference to fourth home Epalo and runner up Kicken Kris when making his challenge under Jamie Spencer, and was demoted to fourth.
RACING: Arc rivals in good form
FOR the second year running, the Arlington Million was decided in the stewards' room - but this time a European winner, Powerscourt, was thrown out in favour of a local hero, Kicken Kris.
Spencer in the firing line after Powerscourt is thrown out; Dan Farley witnesses another Arlington Million of high drama as Aidan O'Brien's big hope loses the race in the stewards' room
POWERSCOURT was disqualified in favour of Kicken Kris after finishing first in the Arlington Million in Chicago last night.
Powerscourt disqualified in the Million
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