Kiki
//ˈkiːkiː// name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat. US, slang
"Let's have a kiki / I wanna have a kiki / Lock the doors tight / Let's have a kiki"
- 2 A lesbian who is neither butch nor femme. US, dated, derogatory, historical
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:kiki."
Verb
- 1 To meet with friends without any agenda or goals. US, slang
"We spent a whole lot of time kiki'ing around—fooling around."
Proper Noun
- 1 A pet form of several female given names beginning with K.
Example
More examples"Let's have a kiki / I wanna have a kiki / Lock the doors tight / Let's have a kiki"
Etymology
In the sense "lesbian who is neither butch nor femme", sometimes said to mean "neither-nor" in some language; related to kai kai (“sexual activity between drag queens”); see that entry for more. In the sense "a gathering for gossiping and chit-chat", perhaps imitative of giggling.
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