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Definition of 'ass'

English

(wikipedia)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), back-formed from ).

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially , often domesticated and used a beast of burden.
  • (slang) A stupid person.
    • Damn! That new kid left the cap off of the syrup bottle again! What an ass .
    Synonyms
    * (beast of burden) donkey * (stupid person) fool, idiot
    Hyponyms
    * (beast of burden) donkey, onager, wild ass
    Derived terms
    (top3) * Buridan's ass (mid3) * the law is an ass (mid3) * wild ass (bottom)
    See also
    * *

    Etymology 2

    Used chiefly in North America. From (m) (used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) with loss of -r''- before ''s (common in both England and US; e.g., bass, bust, cuss, passel), from (etyl) ).

    Noun

  • (vulgar|slang) Buttocks.
  • (vulgar|slang|uncountable) Sex.
    • I’m going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass .
  • (vulgar|slang) Anus.
  • * 1959 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch , page 68
    • Train compartment: two sick young junkies on their way to Lexington tear their pants down in convulsions of lust. One of them soaps his cock and works it up the other's ass with a corkscrew motion.
  • (slang)
    • I feel like ass today. (I am feeling very bad today.)
    This room smells like ass . (This room smells very bad.)
    What a bunch of ass . (What a bunch of lies/nonsense/disappointment.)
  • (slang)
    • That was one big-ass fish!
    That's an expensive-ass car!
  • (slang) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
    • Get your lazy ass out of bed!
    Usage notes
    * When used with a possessive, it adds a tone of anger or disapproval to the whole sentence: "he has trouble getting his ass up in the morning" is much stronger and more negative than "he has trouble getting up in the morning". Such usage is also considered by many to be rude, vulgar and offensive, especially when it refers to the person addressed.
    Synonyms
    * (buttocks) See * poontang, poon, punani, pussy, tail, tang
    Derived terms
    * assage * ass-backwards, ass backward, ass-backward * ass bandit * ass clown * ass crack * asshat * asshole, ass hole * ass into gear * ass kicking * ass kissing * ass-licker * assmonkey * ass over teakettle * assrun (rel-mid3) * bare-assed * big-ass * bust ass cold * bust one's ass * dumbass, dumb ass, dumb-ass * fatass, fat-ass * give a rat's ass * half-assed, half-ass, half ass * hardass, hard-ass, hard-assed * haul ass * her ass * his ass * horse's ass * kick ass, kick-ass, kickass (rel-mid3) * kiss ass, kiss-ass * kiss my ass * know one's ass from a hole in the ground * my ass * pain in the ass * piece of ass * pop a cap in someone's ass * put one's ass on the line * shake one's ass * smart ass, smart-ass * stupid ass * take it up the ass * wiseass, wise-ass * your ass (rel-bottom)

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