-ass
suffixEtymology
Partially from ass, and partially from a corruption or simplification of assed.
Definitions
Used to intensify an adjective.
- That's a big-ass wrench you've got there.
- I recognize that the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.
Used to convert an adjective into a noun for a person who has that trait.
- Don't be such a broke-ass—you can afford a fast-food run today!
Resembling.
- That's some Nixon-ass shit he's pulling.
- What's that formal-ass language you're using? We're at a party!
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for -ass. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA