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-ass

suffix, slang

Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Used to intensify an adjective. Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

    "That's a big-ass wrench you've got there."

  2. 2
    Used to convert an adjective into a noun for a person who has that trait. Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

    "Don't be such a broke-ass—you can afford a fast-food run today!"

  3. 3
    Resembling. Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

    "That's some Nixon-ass shit he's pulling."

Etymology

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

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