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kick-ass

or kick·ass

[ kik-as ]

adjective

, Slang.
  1. strikingly or overwhelmingly tough, aggressive, powerful, or effective:

    He finally built himself a kick-ass computer.



kick ass

verb

  1. to be impressive, esp in a forceful way

    pop music that kicks ass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. forceful, aggressive, and impressive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kick-ass1

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, kick butt . Punish or discipline harshly; also, defeat soundly. For example, That foreman's furious; he's going to kick ass before the day is over , or Our team is out to kick butt today . [ Vulgar slang ; 1940s]
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Example Sentences

It not only had a kick-ass part, it was the first Israeli movie featuring a transgender character in a leading role.

They make kick ass cocktails, they break up fights, they scoff at the idea of 'girly' drinks.

Jim really paved the way—on film and in television—for people to see young, rad chicks kick ass and take names.

Big Daddy, KICK-ASS Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage)—or “Big Daddy”—is a former NYPD detective turned vigilante hero.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed the eponymous character in Kick-Ass, will play her brother, Quicksilver.

Marcus got suspended from school and fought with his dad and wondered if he was good enough for his kick-ass girlfriend.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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