"kiss arse" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-kiss arse.ogg Forms: kisses arse [present, singular, third-person], kissing arse [participle, present], kissed arse [participle, past], kissed arse [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kiss arse (third-person singular simple present kisses arse, present participle kissing arse, simple past and past participle kissed arse)
  1. (UK, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) Alternative form of kiss ass, to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery. Tags: Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar Alternative form of: kiss ass, to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery Synonyms: kiss ass [US]
    Sense id: en-kiss_arse-en-verb-fqqKeUY6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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