kiss arse

English

Alternative forms

• (US) kiss ass

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Verb

kiss arse (third-person singular simple present kisses arse, present participle kissing arse, simple past and past participle kissed arse)

1. (UK, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) Alternative form of kiss ass, to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery.