Whole-ass

adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To perform (a task) completely and carefully. slang, transitive, vulgar

    "Near-synonyms: put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Complete; total. not-comparable, slang, vulgar

    "Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!"

Synonyms

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Example

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"Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!"

Etymology

From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also influenced by asshole.

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