a kick in the butt

also a kick in the pants

forceful encouragement to do something She knows when we need a kick in the butt to get this done right. Luckily, you can add memory and give your computer a real kick in the pants without spending a ton of money.

Related vocabulary: a pat on the back

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Athanaric	-	Ancient Germanic
Avani	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Carmela	[ka:'melə]
Mladenka	-	Croatian, Serbian
Sonya	['səunjə]
Vera (2)	-	Albanian