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kicking butt

kicking butt is the present participle and gerund 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 kicking butt

What is kicking butt the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking butt is the present participle and gerund of kick butt.

Words near kicking butt in the dictionary

  1. kicking ass and taking names
  2. kicking at an open door
  3. kicking at the can
  4. kicking back
  5. kicking boots
  6. kicking butt
  7. kicking down
  8. Kicking Horse Pass
  9. kicking in
  10. kicking in danger
  11. kicking into the long grass

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