Green’s Dictionary of Slang

kick back v.2

[kick v.1 + laid-back adj.]

(orig. US black) to laze around, to relax.

[UK]J. Carr Bad 54: We’re kicked back in the next room.
[US](con. Vietnam War) A. Santoli Everything We Had 215: The VC would come into the area to kick back.
[US]Dr Dre ‘High Powered’ 🎵 Some shit I can just kick back to, smoke a fat ass joint to.
[UK]N. Barlay Curvy Lovebox 121: The spill out from the Slice just kick back to smoke an’ take in the air.
[Aus]R.G. Barrett Mud Crab Boogie (2013) [ebook] He liked to kick right back and get into it.
[UK]N. Griffiths Stump 52: I could be kickin back in Sevvy Park with a spliff an a few tinnies.
[US]T. Piccirilli Fever Kill 18: She comes by my place, kicks back on my couch [...] we start getting into it.
[Scot](con. 1980s) I. Welsh Skagboys 169: Ah wis content tae kick back and enjoy the gear.
[US]P. Beatty Sellout (2016) 20: Here the lawyers argue, the judges question, and I get to simply kick back and enjoy my high.
[UK]Skepta ‘Detox’ 🎵 Went to the hills tryna kick back / Still I wanna tweet and chat.
[Aus]C. Hammer Scrublands [ebook] Some [journalists] are trying to work on laptops, swearing at the hypothetical wi-fi, while others are kicking back and chatting.
[US]D. Swierczynski California Bear 14: ‘I thought we’d kick back for a few days. What better way to make plans for the future than to relax’.

In compounds

kickback place (n.)

(US black gang) anywhere one can relax, away from the stresses and threats of the streets.

Travel-Bahamas Tropical Resorts 🌐 This small private beach resort is a kickback place for a peaceful vacation with no planned entertainment.