kick butt

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kick butt

verb kicks butt · kicking butt · kicked butt · kick ass

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!
Similar: rock, rule

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@misc{kick_butt_2026,
  title = {kick butt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kick%20butt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}