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発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /kɪk æs/, [kʰɪk æs]

動詞

kick ass (third-person singular simple present kicks ass, present participle kicking ass, simple past and past participle kicked ass)

1. (idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To win decisively.

   Synonym: kick butt

   Did you win? We didn't just win, we kicked ass.

2. (stative, idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To be very impressive.

   Synonyms: rock, rule; see also Thesaurus:excel

   The soundtrack to this film really kicks ass!

3. (informal, vulgar, transitive, intransitive) To beat to a pulp; beat up

   Synonyms: kick butt, put foot to ass

   • 1988, Roddy Piper, “John Nada”, in They Live:

     I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.

   • 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Chips Dubbo (Andrew McKaige), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Delta Halo:

     Whoa... it's like a postcard! 'Dear Sarge: kicking ass in outer space, wish you were here.'

使用する際の注意点

• This is an Americanism but it is used in British and Australian English too.

派生語

• kick (shortening)

間投詞

kick ass

1. (sometimes vulgar, slang) Used to express happiness or a feeling of accomplishment.

   Kick ass! I just got my friend to stop playing that stupid song!

関連する語

• kick-ass

語源

From kick +‎ -ass.

発音

• IPA: /ˈkɪkæs/

形容詞

kick-ass (not comparable)

1. (slang, vulgar) Rough, aggressive; powerful and successful.
2. (slang, vulgar) Excellent, first-class.
   • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 276:

     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.

   • 2007 January 5, The Guardian, page 3:

     His plan is to create a company of 20 “kick-ass” dancers.

関連する語

• kick ass