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kick-ass

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɪkæs

Definitions

  1. Rough, aggressive; powerful and successful.
    not-comparable, slang, vulgar
  2. Excellent, first-class.
    not-comparable, slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Françaisqui déchire
Русскийвыёбистый
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Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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