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kicked butt

kicked butt is the simple past and past participle of kick butt.

Meaning of kick butt

Verb

kick butt (third-person singular simple present kicks butt, present participle kicking butt, simple past and past participle kicked butt)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, stative) To be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.
    • I never thought I'd say it, but being the governor of California kicks butt!
    Synonyms:
    rock, rule

Questions about kicked butt

What is kicked butt the simple past and past participle of?
Kicked butt is the simple past and past participle of kick butt.

Words near kicked butt in the dictionary

  1. kicked ass and taken names
  2. kicked ass and took names
  3. kicked at an open door
  4. kicked at the can
  5. kicked back
  6. kicked butt
  7. kicked down
  8. kicked in
  9. kicked into the long grass
  10. kicked into touch
  11. kicked it

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