butt-kicking

noun

A beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand.

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Meanings

nounbutt-kicking (uncountable)
  1. CanadaUSslanguncountableA beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand.
  2. uncountableThe action of inflicting a severe beating or defeat.
adjectivebutt-kicking (comparative more butt-kicking, superlative most butt-kicking)

comparative more butt-kicking · superlative most butt-kicking

  1. CanadaUSslangAggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful.

Origin

From butt + kicking.

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APA

butt-kicking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butt-kicking

MLA

“butt-kicking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butt-kicking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butt-kicking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butt-kicking.

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