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kick someone's butt

kick someone's butt 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 butt

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

Questions about kick someone's butt

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

Words near kick someone's butt in the dictionary

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

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