kickseys
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Meaning · English
Trousers.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
KICKSEYS, breeches; speaking of a purse, &c., taken from the breeches pocket, they say, it was got from the kickseys, there being no cant term for the breeches pocket. To turn out a man's kickseys, means to pick the pockets of them, […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “kickseys” mean?
Trousers.
Is “kickseys” formal or informal?
kickseys is generally slang.