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for shits and giggles

for shits and giggles

1 9.9
Just for fun and not for any serious reason
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : por puro cachondeo
  • I'm gonna light another one just for shits and giggles.

Just just for shits and giggles, you know, no other reason.

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Examples

  • - No, no, you said you wanted to help set up, and then you kind of dragged me along for shits and giggles.

    The Raven (2007)

  • This isn't some backyard thing I'm doing for shits and giggles.

    The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)

  • Just just for shits and giggles, you know, no other reason.

    Wayne Goss

  • It's just for shits and giggles, man.

    Annapolis (2006)

  • Just for shits and giggles, switch to five for tactical traffic.

    G.I. Jane (1997)

  • It is for shits and giggles.

    Blog text (26)

  • If you're one of my viewers who watches just for shits and giggles, grab a snack, have a seat, join us.

    Zoe Hong

  • We decided to go skydiving just for shits and giggles this weekend.

  • She painted her old chair a bright color just for shits and giggles.

  • The kids built a huge fort in the living room just for shits and giggles.

Synonyms

for fun
vsfor shits and giggles
  • Informal
144 1.2

For enjoyment or as a joke

is done purely for amusement rather than to make a joke
for kicks
vsfor shits and giggles
  • Slang
11 8.1

To do something for fun, not for a serious reason

is done purely for amusement rather than for other motives
in fun
vsfor shits and giggles
  • Informal
5 5.3

People say it as a joke and do not mean it seriously

is done purely for amusement rather than being a joking remark
for the hell of it
vsfor shits and giggles
  • Informal
5 9.1

To do something for no particular reason, just for fun

is done purely for amusement rather than from lack of reason
for grins
vsfor shits and giggles
  • Slang
1 9.3

For fun, not for something serious

is done purely for amusement with no serious purpose

How Playful

for shits and giggles
  • Offensive
1 9.9
for kicks
  • Slang
11 8.1
for fun
  • Informal
144 1.2

Surface Forms

for shits and giggles positive

Morphology

for + shit + and + giggle

The core meaning 'for fun' is partially derivable because 'for' signals purpose and 'giggles' clearly suggests laughing/amusement, so a learner who knows the words could guess the general idea. However the vulgar intensifier 'shits' and the fixed colloquial pairing make the expression idiomatic and register-marked, so the exact nuance and social inappropriateness may not be predictable without exposure.

Etymology

For shits and giggles may come from a joking image that puts the rude word shits, meaning 'poo', next to giggles, small laughs. The strange mix creates a clear picture of doing something only to be silly, so it means 'just for fun' or 'without a serious reason'.