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kicked ass and taken names

kicked ass and taken names is the past participle of kick ass and take names.

Meaning of kick ass and take names

Verb

kick ass and take names (third-person singular simple present kicks ass and takes names, present participle kicking ass and taking names, simple past kicked ass and took names, past participle kicked ass and taken names)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.
    • We kick ass and take names and call muster.1987, Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline, page 394

Questions about kicked ass and taken names

What is kicked ass and taken names the past participle of?
Kicked ass and taken names is the past participle of kick ass and take names.

Words near kicked ass and taken names in the dictionary

  1. kicked against
  2. kicked against the pricks
  3. kicked around
  4. kicked arse
  5. kicked ass
  6. kicked ass and taken names
  7. kicked ass and took names
  8. kicked at an open door
  9. kicked at the can
  10. kicked back
  11. kicked butt

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