kick aroundGo to knock around.
kick-ass and bust-ass 1. mod. powerful
and vigorous. The guy’s a real kick-ass
bastard! 2. mod. really fine; excellent;
cool. That was a real kick-ass party you
had the other night!
kick-ass on someonein. to give someone
a hard time; to try to dominate or over-
whelm someone. Don’t kick-ass on me!
I’m not the one you’re after.
kick back 1. in. to relax (and enjoy some-
thing). Now you just kick back and en-
joy this. I like to kick back and listen to
a few tunes. 2. n. money received in re-
turn for a favor. (Usually kickback.)
The kickback the cop got wasn’t enough, as
it turned out. You really don’t believe
that the cops take kickbacks! 3. in. [for an
addict] to return to addiction after hav-
ing been detoxified and withdrawn.
(Drugs.) Gert stopped and kicked back
a number of times. They may kick back
a dozen times before it takes.
kick cold (turkey)in. to stop taking drugs
without tapering off. (Drugs.) Tra c y
tried to kick cold turkey, but it was just too
much. Kicking cold may be the only way
to do it.
kick down with somethingin.to give
forth with something; to dole out a por-
tion of something. Hey, man. Kick
down with my share of the brewsters!
Kick down with the pizza!
kickenGo to kickin’.
kickern. a clever but stinging remark; a
sharp criticism; a zinger. I waited for
the kicker, and finally it came. The
kicker really made me mad.
kick freakn. a nonaddicted drug user.
(Drugs.) Ernie used to be a kick freak,
but all that has changed. Yeah, the kick
freak became a junky.
kickin’ and kickenmod. wild; super; ex-
cellent. Your rally was really kickin’.
I don’t know where you get your clothes,
but that jacket’s kickin’.
kick in the assGo to kick in the (seat of
the) pants.
kick in the buttGo to kick in the (seat
of the) pants.
kick in the gutsn. a severe blow to one’s
body or spirit. The news was a kick in
the guts, and I haven’t recovered yet. I
didn’t need a kick in the guts like that.
kick in the rearGo to kick in the (seat of
the) pants.kick in the (seat of the) pants and kick
in the ass; kick in the butt; kick in the
teeth; kick in the rearn. a strong mes-
sage of encouragement or a demand.
(Use ass and butt with discretion.) All
he needs is a kick in the seat of the pants
to get him going. A kick in the butt will
get her moving.
kick in the teethGo to kick in the (seat
of the) pants.
kick in the wristn. a drink of liquor.
You want another kick in the wrist? I’ll
take another kick in the wrist.kick ittv. to relax. I need a few minutes
to kick it, then I’ll get back in the game.
kick (off)in. to die. We’ve been waiting
for years for that cat to kick off. The old
girl finally kicked.
kick partyn. a party where some drug is
used. (Drugs.) The kick party broke up
early with the help of Johnny-be-good.
There was a kick party at one of the crack
houses, and even little children went in.kicksn. cleats or shoes; gym shoes. (Col-
legiate. See also kick.) Don’t you dare
wear those kicks in here! Take your kicks
off before coming in.
kick some ass (around)tv. to take over
and start giving orders; to raise hell.
(Usually objectionable.) Do I have to
come over there and kick some ass around?
Bruno is just the one to kick some ass
over there.
kick the buckettv. to die. I’m too young
to kick the bucket. The cat kicked the
bucket last night.kick the habittv. to voluntarily end any
habit or custom, especially a drug habit.
(See also knock the habit.) She triedkick the habit