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-ass
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Appendix:Variations of "ass"
English
Etymology
Partially from en ass, and partially from a corruption or simplification of en assed.
Suffix
+ en originally _ AAVE chiefly _ US Canada slang vulgar
en intensifier of an adjective Used to intensify an adjective.
en That's a big-ass wrench you've got there.
en Oct. 1, 2006 w:Dennis Lehane 4 4 Refugees (The Wire) Refugees w:The Wire 00:32:06 Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight.Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it.Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin’-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks.
en 2012 w:Joss Whedon The Avengers Marvel Studios I recognize that the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.
en 2018 Work It Working Class Woman w:Marie Davidson You've got to work with meNow, I don't wanna see any fake-ass workersI need real builders
en resembling Resembling.
en That's some Nixon-ass shit he's pulling.
Usage notes
intensifier Exclusively used in attributive position. For example, that's a big-ass wrench, not mul * ill-formedthat wrench is big-ass.
Synonyms
resembling en quasi-, en para-, en -oid, en -form/en -iform, en -esque, en -ish, en -ly, forms adjectives from nouns only en -like, en -some, en -y
Derived terms
en
See also
en assed
Anagrams
en ass SAS SSA SAs Sas
en intensifiers productive suffixes