butt-kicking

English

Etymology

From butt +‎ kicking.

Noun

butt-kicking (uncountable)

1. (slang, Canada, US) A beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand.
2. The action of inflicting a severe beating or defeat.

Adjective

butt-kicking (comparative more butt-kicking, superlative most butt-kicking)

1. (slang, Canada, US) Aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful.

References

• “butt-kicking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.