kick it
verb1
Idiomatic To casually spend time relaxing; to hang out.
- Pimp had been kicking it with one of the young jawns hanging around the apartment. She was real young and had bumpy skin and slum rings on every finger.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 103:
- I really want to come kick it with you / You'll be my American boy2008 March 31, Estelle feat. Kanye West, “American Boy”performed by Estelle:
3 more examples
- Girl, I'm tryna kick it with ya, (girl) I'm tryna kick it with ya / Man, I'm tryna kick it with ya, my feet up, I kick it with ya2014 November 25, Beyoncé, Detail, Bobby Johnson, “7/11”, in Beyoncé: Platinum Edition, performed by Beyoncé:
- Truly, I ain't got no business here / But since my friends are here, I just came to kick it2015 April 30, Alessia Cara, “Here”:
- You know what you need? You need some time with an old friend. My lady has a couple of coworkers who are single and bad. Let's kick it at my house for old time's sake, and when she gets home, I'll have her call up one of them.2019, Untamed [pseudonym], The View, Farmingdale, N.Y.: Urban Books, →ISBN, page 194:
2
Slang To perform in an impressive manner, especially musically.
- You guys really kicked it at the concert last night!
3
Slang To kick the bucket; to die.
- Rix grinned and tried to joke. “Because you'll already own a city block and then inherit the state of New York when your old man kicks it?”2021, Kristen Ashley, Chasing Serenity: