-ass

suffix

Etymology

Partially from ass, and partially from a corruption or simplification of assed.

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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!
  3. 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