This is just from rumors I hear and web forums I read. I started hearing "kick ass and take names" around the late 80's. Some say it's a police expression.
It probably means that cops or your group of fighters kick the ass of your opponents. Then you "take names" of the people you beat. That way you know the name of a guy you beat. And when you meet him again, you know you can beat him up again.
It probably means that cops or your group of fighters kick the ass of your opponents. Then you "take names" of the people you beat. That way you know the name of a guy you beat. And when you meet him again, you know you can beat him up again.
We gotta go play basketball against that team of jerks, the Eagles.
Oh Yeah! It's time for us to kick ass and take names!
Oh Yeah! It's time for us to kick ass and take names!
by Mr. S April 15, 2005
Kick Ass and Take No Names, is when you just want to kick ass and don't need to talk about how many names you can write down.
by Mr. EnDo (uk) August 11, 2010
by semimurphy January 2, 2017
to behave roughly and violently (from the image of an overly punitive authority figure in the military or police
by The Return of Light Joker December 18, 2007
First used by Florynce Kennedy, black feminist and writer. Inspired feminists, black and white, with her motto “Kick ass and take names”.
by Black femme January 19, 2019
A phrase meaning that some serious ass is going to get whooped, more so than usual, because there's nothing else left to do that can solve the current problem. It also makes for a great entrance to a party.
The phrase originated from the 1988 John Carpenter film "They Live". The main character walks into a bank with a shotgun and says the line, then proceeds to shoot all the aliens-disguised-as-humans in it. And yes, it is as awesome as it sounds.
The phrase was also used in Duke Nukem 3D and a modified version was said in the 1993 film "Dazed And Confused", where a character says "I came here to drink beer and kick ass... and it looks like we're almost out of beer."
The phrase originated from the 1988 John Carpenter film "They Live". The main character walks into a bank with a shotgun and says the line, then proceeds to shoot all the aliens-disguised-as-humans in it. And yes, it is as awesome as it sounds.
The phrase was also used in Duke Nukem 3D and a modified version was said in the 1993 film "Dazed And Confused", where a character says "I came here to drink beer and kick ass... and it looks like we're almost out of beer."
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum. Now let's get fucked up!
by MovieManiacX March 16, 2010
The ultimate way to intimidate your opponent. Unlike the wimpish form of this phrase, chewing ass is far more fearsome than beating it.
Fighter 1 - Time to chew some ass and kick some bubble gum, and they are all out of bubble gum!
Fighter 2's inner thoughts - "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPEDY NOPE NOPE"
Fighter 2's inner thoughts - "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPEDY NOPE NOPE"
by Grand Priest of Cults July 17, 2019