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kick ass en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • [kʰɪk æs] (US)
  • /kɪk æs/ (US)
  • (Australia) audio

Meanings

  1. (slang, sometimes, vulgar) Used to express happiness or a feeling of accomplishment.
    • Kick ass! I just got my friend to stop playing that stupid song!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kick arse Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alternative lexicographic

Relateds

kick-ass

kick ass en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [kʰɪk æs] (US)
  • /kɪk æs/ (US)
  • (Australia) audio

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To win decisively.
    • Did you win? We didn't just win, we kicked ass.
  2. (Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, stative, vulgar) To be very impressive.
    • The soundtrack to this film really kicks ass!
  3. (ambitransitive, informal, vulgar) To beat to a pulp; beat up
    • I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. 1988, Roddy Piper, “John Nada”, in They Live:
    • Whoa... it's like a postcard! 'Dear Sarge: kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here.' 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Chips Dubbo (Andrew McKaige), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Delta Halo:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kicks ass Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kick arse Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alternative lexicographic
kicking ass Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked ass Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked ass Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

kick-assery · kick

Synonyms

rock · slay · go hard · devour · eat · put foot to ass · excel · kick butt · kick butt · slap · eat and leave no crumbs · bang · rule · rule · kick · shine · kick ass · rock

Translations (85)

fi löylyttää (to be very impressive) · ru наве́шать пиздюле́й (to beat someone at something) · fi löylyttää (to beat someone in a fight) · ru наваля́ть (to beat someone at something) · ru быть кла́ссным (to be very impressive) · pl rozwalić (to beat someone in a fight) · it spaccare (to be very impressive) · es patear traseros (to beat someone at something) · ru отпи́здить (to beat someone at something) · ru дать пиздюле́й (to beat someone in a fight) · ru дать дрозда́ (to beat someone at something) · pt cagar a pau (to beat someone in a fight) · pl rozjebać (to beat someone in a fight) · ru зажига́ть (to be very impressive) · ru поколоти́ть (to beat someone in a fight) · ru надра́ть за́дницу (to beat someone in a fight) · ru быть невъебе́нным (to be very impressive) · fi piestä (to be very impressive) · fr cartonner (to be very impressive) · fi päihittää (to beat someone at something) · ru дать пиздюле́й (to beat someone at something) · pl dać łupnia (to beat someone in a fight) · pl dać w ryj (to beat someone in a fight) · pl złoić (to beat someone in a fight) · pl roznieść (to beat someone in a fight) · fr botter le cul (to beat someone in a fight) · ru наве́шать пиздюле́й (to beat someone in a fight) · ru дать пизды́ (to beat someone at something) · pl pobić (to beat someone in a fight) · ru надра́ть за́дницу (to beat someone at something) · ru отдуба́сить (to beat someone in a fight) · pl przemóc (to beat someone in a fight) · az götbaş eləmək (to beat someone in a fight) · ru поби́ть (to beat someone at something) · pl skopać dupę (to beat someone in a fight) · ru отхуя́рить (to beat someone in a fight) · ru впечатли́ть (to be very impressive) · cmn 牛屄 (to be very impressive) · ru дать дрозда́ (to beat someone in a fight) · pl skasować (to beat someone in a fight) · ja ものすごい (to be very impressive) · ru быть охуи́тельным (to be very impressive) · ru показа́ть, на что ты спосо́бен/спосо́бна (to be very impressive) · pl powalić (to beat someone in a fight) · ru наваля́ть (to beat someone in a fight) · pl znokautować (to beat someone in a fight) · pl wpieprzyć (to beat someone in a fight) · ru отдуба́сить (to beat someone at something) · ru рули́ть (to be very impressive) · ru отпи́здить (to beat someone in a fight) · ru отлупи́ть (to beat someone in a fight) · ru отхуя́рить (to beat someone at something) · ko 대단한 (to be very impressive) · ru отлупи́ть (to beat someone at something) · ru дать пизды́ (to beat someone in a fight) · pl rozłożyć na łopatki (to beat someone in a fight) · ru вы́ебать (to beat someone at something) · fi voittaa (to beat someone at something) · pl załatwić (to beat someone in a fight) · pl wjebać (to beat someone in a fight) · pl zmiażdżyć (to beat someone in a fight) · pl rozgromić (to beat someone in a fight) · ru поби́ть (to beat someone in a fight) · pl zbić (to beat someone in a fight) · pl wpierdolić (to beat someone in a fight) · fi piestä (to beat someone in a fight) · pl spuścić manto (to beat someone in a fight) · pl zetrzeć (to beat someone in a fight) · ru зада́ть жа́ру (to beat someone in a fight) · ru победи́ть (to beat someone at something) · fr tabasser (to beat someone in a fight) · pl zmóc (to beat someone in a fight) · cmn 厲害 /厉害 (to be very impressive) · ru отхуя́чить (to beat someone in a fight) · ja すさまじい (to be very impressive) · ru быть охуе́нным (to be very impressive) · ru отхуя́чить (to beat someone at something) · pl zwyciężyć (to beat someone in a fight) · pl spuścić łomot (to beat someone in a fight) · fr déchirer (to be very impressive) · ja すごい (to be very impressive) · fr défoncer (to beat someone in a fight) · ru вы́ебать (to beat someone in a fight) · ru наве́шать (to beat someone in a fight) · pl spuścić wpierdol (to beat someone in a fight)