kick up the arse

noun

A severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.

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kick up the asskick up the backsidekick up the bottomkick up the bumkick up the buttkick in the buttkick in the pantskick in the rear
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Meanings

nounkick up the arse (plural kicks up the arse)

plural kicks up the arse

  1. UKslangvulgarA severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.

    Synonyms: kick up the ass, kick up the backside, kick up the bottom, kick up the bum, kick up the butt, kick in the butt, kick in the pants, kick in the rear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.

Similar
kick up the asskick up the backsidekick up the bottomkick up the bumkick up the buttkick in the buttkick in the pantskick in the rear
Also see
kick in the pants
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APA

kick up the arse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20up%20the%20arse

MLA

“kick up the arse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20up%20the%20arse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick up the arse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20up%20the%20arse.

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