kick-ass

alternative kickass · alternative kick-arse

1. not comparableslangvulgarRough, aggressive; powerful and successful.
2. not comparableslangvulgarExcellent, first-class.

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

   2007 January 5, The Guardian, page 3

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   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.

   2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 276