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kick up the backside

kick up the backside is the alternative form of kick up the arse.

Meaning of kick up the arse

Noun

kick up the arse (plural kicks up the arse)

  1. (UK, slang, vulgar) A severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.

Forms of kick up the backside

pluralkicks up the backside

Questions about kick up the backside

What is kick up the backside the alternative form of?
Kick up the backside is the alternative form of kick up the arse.

Words near kick up the backside in the dictionary

  1. kick up a stew
  2. kick up dust
  3. kick up one's heels
  4. kick up the arse
  5. kick up the ass
  6. kick up the backside
  7. kick up the bottom
  8. kick up the bum
  9. kick up the butt
  10. kick upstairs
  11. kick volleyball

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kick up the backside (page history and authors); kick up the arse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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