kicking ass in English

Forms: kick ass [canonical], kicks ass [third-person, singular], kicks ass [past], kicked ass [past, participle], kicking ass [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|kick ass|kicks ass|kicks ass|kicked ass|kicking ass}} [POS TABLE]

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"kicking ass" meaning in English

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