kick-ass

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kick-ass

  • /ˈkɪkæs/

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From kick + -ass.

adjective kickass · kick-arse

  1. not comparable, slang, vulgar Rough, aggressive; powerful and successful.
  2. not comparable, slang, vulgar Excellent, first-class. I guess it helped that they were one of the few bands with an environmental sensibility but, more importantly, they played some kick-arse rock'n'roll.

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adj aggressive

Françaisqui déchire
Русскийвыёбистый vyjóbistyj

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@misc{kick_ass_2026,
  title = {kick-ass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kick-ass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}