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kick someone's arse

kick someone's arse is the alternative form of kick someone's ass.

Meaning of kick someone's ass

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, sometimes considered vulgar) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.
    • With their star quarterback back on the field, the Doves are going to kick the Pigeons' asses tonight.
  2. (Canada, US, literally, sometimes considered vulgar) To kick someone in the buttocks.
    • Then the horse kicked Pat's ass. Needless to say, she was not happy!

Forms of kick someone's arse

third-person singular presentkicks someone's arse
present participlekicking someone's arse
past participlekicked someone's arse
pastkicked someone's arse

Questions about kick someone's arse

What is kick someone's arse the alternative form of?
Kick someone's arse is the alternative form of kick someone's ass.

Words near kick someone's arse in the dictionary

  1. kick shit
  2. kick some tail
  3. kick some tires
  4. kick someone out of bed
  5. kick someone when they are down
  6. kick someone's arse
  7. kick someone's ass
  8. kick someone's butt
  9. kick space
  10. kick spaces
  11. kick start

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