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kiki¹

  • /ˈkiːkiː/

Rhymes with -iːki

Where it comes from

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.

noun kikis · ki-ki

  1. US, slang A gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat. Let's have a kiki / I wanna have a kiki / Lock the doors tight / Let's have a kiki
  2. US, dated, derogatory, historical A lesbian who is neither butch nor femme. For quotations using this term, see Citations:kiki.

verb kikis · kikiing · kiki-ing · kikied

  1. US, slang To meet with friends without any agenda or goals. We spent a whole lot of time kiki'ing around—fooling around.

Kiki²

  • /ˈkiː.kiː/ UK

proper noun

  1. A pet form of several female given names beginning with K.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: demure, wait, jiji, gossipfest, chi-ike, chit-chat, kai kai, kibitzing, yakfest, talkfest, kissfest, chinfest, klatsch, chinwag, gossip, blabbing

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"kiki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kiki. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kiki. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kiki

Chicago

"kiki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kiki.

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@misc{kiki_2026,
  title = {kiki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kiki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}