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kick up the bum

kick up the bum 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 bum

pluralkicks up the bum

Questions about kick up the bum

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

Words near kick up the bum in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kick up the bum (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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