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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kick someone's ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
kick- -some-one's ass
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

Canadian usage; American usage

verb

To kick someone in the buttocks.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

kicks someone's ass (present, singular) kicking someone's ass (participle, present) kicked someone's ass (participle, past) kicked someone's ass (past)

Synonyms

beat someone's ass

Questions

What does kick someone's ass mean?
To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

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