Αξίζει να δούμε την εξέλιξη αυτής της σημασίας μέσα από παραδείγματα, δηλ. μέσα από την εγγραφή του OED:
c. A strong or sharp stimulant effect, esp. that of liquor or drugs; spec. something that makes a drink potent; a thrill, excitement, pleasure; a feeling of marked enjoyment or the cause of such enjoyment; esp. in phr. to get a kick out of (something), to be excited or pleased by, to enjoy; for kicks, purely for pleasure or excitement, freq. recklessly or irresponsibly.
1844 Bentley's Misc. XVI. 597, I then demanded a common cocktail. ‘With the kick in it?’ said he. ‘Oh, by all means,’ I replied.‥ It was‥somewhat strong; but then that was my fault, for having ordered it ‘with the kick in it’.
1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xxi. 216 ‘My Gawd! won't them chaps from the Collynies 'ave the kick!’ he observes, in allusion to their entertainment at the public expense.
1903 Daily Chron. 16 Jan. 5/1 With cayenne and mustard (to give their food the missing ‘kick’ [of alcohol]).
1924 P. Marks Plastic Age xi. 101 ‘Who wrote “La Belle Dame sans Merci”?’‥‘I think Jawn Keats wrote it. It's one of those bedtime stories with a kick.’
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 81 Home-brew with a kick in it.
1928 Daily Express 4 Dec. 10/3, I was told I should get a kick out of that journey—and I certainly did.
1929 Evening News 18 Nov. 15/6 A cocktail basis with a real kick (42 deg. proof spirit).
1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise ix. 159 There's a kick in being afraid.
1935 S. Spender Destructive Element 82 Strether accepts even the fact that he is living with Madame de Vionnet; in fact, he gets a kick out of it.
1941 Jazz Information Nov. 22/2 A man who‥worked hard and got his kicks and saved a little money.
1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May 35 We get a great kick out of wearing it.
1946 Mezzrow & Wolfe Really Blues (1957) 373 For kicks, for pleasure's sake.
1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 28 June 2 To seek a heftier ‘kick’ from real narcotics.
1961 Wodehouse Service with Smile (1962) x. 155 He added that the beverage had a kick, and Lord Ickenham agreed that its kick was considerable.
1963 Listener 17 Jan. 133/1 Antisocial, sexually ruthless, stealing cars for kicks.
1967 M. M. Glatt et al. Drug Scene iii. 39 He no longer got a ‘kick’ or ‘flash’ from taking drugs.
1974 Advocate News (Barbados) 5 Mar. 3/2 The pusher can more easily persuade him to try something with a bit more kick to it.