kick ass

See also: kick-ass

English

Alternative forms

• kick arse (Australia, New Zealand, UK)

Verb

kick ass (third-person singular simple present kicks ass, present participle kicking ass, simple past and past participle kicked ass)

1. (idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial) To be very impressive.

   The Mega Man X soundtrack really kicks ass!

2. (idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial) To beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.

   You will kick his ass with your improved serve.

3. (idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial) To beat someone in a fight.

Translations

to be very impressive

• Finnish: piestä, löylyttää (fi)
• Russian: показа́ть, на что ты спосо́бна pf (pokazátʹ, na što ty sposóben/sposóbna) (male/female), впечатли́ть (ru) pf (vpečatlítʹ), рули́ть (ru) impf (rulítʹ) (slang, "to rule, to rudder"), зажига́ть (ru) impf (zažigátʹ) (slang, "to fire up")

to beat someone at something

• Finnish: voittaa (fi), päihittää
• Russian: победи́ть (ru) pf (pobedítʹ), поби́ть (ru) (pobítʹ), надра́ть за́дницу pf (nadrátʹ zádnicu), наваля́ть (ru) pf (navaljátʹ), отлупи́ть pf (otlupítʹ), дать дрозда́ pf (datʹ drozdá), дать пизды́ pf (datʹ pizdý) (vulgar), дать пиздюле́й pf (datʹ pizdjuléj) (vulgar), вы́ебать (ru) pf (výjebatʹ) (vulgar)

to beat someone in a fight

• Finnish: piestä, löylyttää (fi)
• Russian: поби́ть (ru) (pobítʹ), наваля́ть (ru) pf (navaljátʹ), наве́шать (ru) pf (navéšatʹ), зада́ть жа́ру pf (zadátʹ žáru), надра́ть за́дницу pf (nadrátʹ zádnicu), поколоти́ть (ru) pf (pokolotítʹ), отлупи́ть pf (otlupítʹ), дать дрозда́ pf (datʹ drozdá), дать пизды́ pf (datʹ pizdý) (vulgar), дать пиздюле́й pf (datʹ pizdjuléj) (vulgar), вы́ебать (ru) pf (výjebatʹ) (vulgar)

Synonyms

• kick butt
• rock
• rule

Interjection

kick ass

1. (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

• kick-ass