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Does anyone know the origin of the phrase "just for shits and giggles?"

By Jenn really misses her boy Asked Dec 28 2007 7:47AM
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by VSPrasad on Jan 4, 2008 at 1:29 pm Permalink

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(vulgar) A vulgarized version of the phrase "kicks-and-giggles".

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shits-and-giggles

kicks and giggles:

amusement without any serious purpose; fun.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kicks-and-giggles

the private school, sheltered version of shits 'n giggles -
making it possible to say just for the hell of it without all the cursing.

"Let's go to the store just for kicks and giggles"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php

The slang usage is "Jus' Fer Kicks, Grins, and Giggles..."

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Avatar Jenn really misses her boy Jan, 04 2008 at 01:36 PM
Thanks! That's the only thing I could find also. I was kinda hoping for more history on it. It doesn't really say why people started saying it.
Avatar VSPrasad Jan, 04 2008 at 04:31 PM
When a person gets amusement without a serious purpose,
he hangs his head, kicks the ground and giggles.
It is part of natural psyche of humans. No history for
it can be traced out.
Avatar Jenn really misses her boy Jan, 05 2008 at 07:11 AM
Thanks! Someone my hubby works with never heard the phrase, and my hubby emailed me asking about where it came from.

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by Jaymzed on Jun 19, 2009 at 4:53 pm Permalink

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when you laugh and a li'l poop comes out
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