to kick-ass
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8.7
- phrasal verb
- /ˈkɪkˌæs/
- Offensive
:
dar una paliza a
- The team kicked ass in the championship game, winning by a large margin.
- kick-ass and take names
- gonna kick-ass
- ready to kick-ass
I think both the contestants, Tim and Adam both kicked ass.
- I think both the contestants, Tim and Adam both kicked ass.
- So, you know, you and you and Calvin, man, y'all get to Detroit Lions, man, just kicking ass, taking names and whatnot.
- Think she'd be kicking ass and taking names?
- But if someone dies, that shit kicks ass and you know it.
Examples
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I can see a lot of women getting into the sport and watching other females kick ass and become inspired.
Blog text (29) -
Everyone wants to kick ass.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have come here to kick ass.
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We're gonna kick ass and we're gonna leave.
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We'll kick ass and take names.
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Seems like you are ready to kick ass and take names today.
Blog text (31) -
OK, Marines, it's time to kick ass.
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When we go to war against Utah, we are really going to kick ass.
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She's gonna kick ass and graduate and get a job and become the next Indiana Jones.
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I'll be reading and re-reading your blog entries, kicking ass and taking names.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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1.4
To defeat another person or team in a contest
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9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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9.0
To beat or punish someone very badly
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3.2
To win all games or contests in a competition
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5.5
To beat someone easily by a large amount
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8.6
To beat someone easily in a game or fight
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4.2
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
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7.2
To defeat someone completely in a game or contest
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9.9
To beat someone very badly in a fight or competition
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7.5
To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest
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7.7
To beat someone completely in a game or fight
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7.5
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
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4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
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7.7
Win easily by a lot against another person or team
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9.0
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt
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9.9
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
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8.0
To beat the other boxer by using more skill and speed
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7.2
To beat someone in a fight by being stronger or more skilled
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8.8
Beat someone by a lot
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6.7
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
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8.8
To beat someone badly in a game or fight
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
To beat someone badly in a game
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest
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Morphology
Etymology
Kick-ass as a verb comes from the phrase to kick someone's ass, which means 'to beat them badly'. So to kick-ass in a game is to win by a lot or to beat someone completely.