butt-kicking
English
Etymology
From butt + kicking.
Noun
butt-kicking (uncountable)
- (slang, Canada, US) A beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand.
- The action of inflicting a severe beating or defeat.
Adjective
butt-kicking (comparative more butt-kicking, superlative most butt-kicking)
- (slang, Canada, US) Aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful.
References
- “butt-kicking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.