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kicks butt

kicks butt is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 kicks butt

What is kicks butt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks butt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick butt.

Words near kicks butt in the dictionary

  1. kicks ass and takes names
  2. kicks at an open door
  3. kicks at the can
  4. kicks at the cat
  5. kicks back
  6. kicks butt
  7. kicks down
  8. kicks in
  9. kicks in the balls
  10. kicks in the butt
  11. kicks in the pants

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