kick ass
English
Alternative forms
- kick arse (Australia, New Zealand, UK)
Pronunciation
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Verb
kick ass (third-person singular simple present kicks ass, present participle kicking ass, simple past and past participle kicked ass)
- (idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To win decisively.
- Did you win? We didn't just win, we kicked ass.
- (stative, idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To be very impressive.
- The soundtrack to this film really kicks ass!
- (informal, vulgar, transitive, intransitive) To beat to a pulp; beat up
- 1988, Roddy Piper, as "John Nada", They Live.
- I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
- 1988, Roddy Piper, as "John Nada", They Live.
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- kick butt
- rock
- rule
- (to beat up): put foot to ass
Derived terms
- kick (shortening)
Translations
to be very impressive
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to beat someone at something
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to beat someone in a fight
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Interjection
- (vulgar, slang) Used to express happiness or a feeling of accomplishment.
- Kick ass! I just got my friend to stop playing that stupid song!
Related terms
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