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, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === kicking butt