This expression does not date back to Vietnam or the 80's. it is ancient in the marine corps and is what drill instructors did up until the mid 70's
My Drill Instructor could kick ass and take names."
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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.
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!
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Sucking dick and taking names is a saying in which you suck someoneβs dick and write it down for further viewing. This name could then be used to say you sucked their dick.
Michael- βyo whereβs Joey at?β
Arben- βidk, sucking dick and taking names I assume.β
Joey- βIβm suckin dick and taking names!β
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It means holding people accountable for there actions in an organization.
I am going to start kicking ass and taking names if the design is not ready on schedule.
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to behave roughly and violently (from the image of an overly punitive authority figure in the military or police
All he wanted to do with his position was kick ass and take names.
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First used by Florynce Kennedy, black feminist and writer. Inspired feminists, black and white, with her motto βKick ass and take namesβ.
βWhat are we doing today?β
βToday, weβre going to kick ass and take names!β
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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.
Hay dude do you want to play WOW no I rather play COD because I can Kick Ass and Take No Names.
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