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ass noun [ as ]

• an animal of the horse family, which is typically smaller than a horse and has longer ears and a braying call.
Similar: donkey, jackass, jenny, cuddy, moke, neddy,
• a foolish or stupid person.
• "that ass of a young man"
Similar: fool, nincompoop, clown, dolt, simpleton, idiot, ninny, dope, dimwit, chump, goon, dumbo, dummy, halfwit, dum-dum, loon, jackass, cretin, imbecile, jerk, nerd, fathead, blockhead, numbskull, dunderhead, dunce, dipstick, bonehead, chucklehead, clod, goop, twerp, knucklehead, lamebrain, pea-brain, pudding-head, thickhead, wooden-head, pinhead, airhead, birdbrain, dumb-bell, donkey, stupe, noodle, nit, nitwit, twit, numpty, clot, plonker, berk, prat, pillock, wally, git, wazzock, divvy, nerk, charlie, mug, muppet, nyaff, balloon, sumph, gowk, gobdaw, schmuck, bozo, boob, lamer, turkey, schlepper, chowderhead, dumbhead, dumbass, goofball, goof, goofus, galoot, dork, lummox, klutz, putz, schlemiel, sap, meatball, gink, cluck, clunk, ding-dong, dingbat, wiener, weeny, dip, simp, spud, coot, palooka, poop,
Origin: Old English assa, from a Celtic word related to Welsh asyn, Breton azen, based on Latin asinus .

ass noun

• a person's buttocks or anus.
Similar: buttocks, backside, bottom, behind, seat, rump, rear, rear end, cheeks, hindquarters, haunches, derrière, Sitzfleisch, nates, sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus, rusty dusty, bum, botty, prat, jacksie, bahookie, butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy, batty, rass, fundament, posterior, breech, arse, clunge,
Origin: mid 19th century: variant of arse.

-ass combining form

• used in derogatory terms as an intensifier.
• "smart-ass"

make an ass of oneself

• behave in a way that makes one look foolish or stupid.
"I made an awful ass of myself"


bust one's ass

• try very hard to do something.

bust someone's ass

• berate or harass someone.

chew someone's ass

• reprimand someone severely.

get your ass in gear

• hurry.
"if you get your ass in gear, you can make it out of here tonight"

get off one's ass

• stop being lazy.

haul ass

• hurry or move fast.
"I just turn around and haul ass right out of there"

my ass

• used to convey that one does not believe something that has just been said.
"sold out, my ass!"

not give a rat's ass

• not care at all about something.

not know one's ass from a hole in the ground

• be totally ignorant or incompetent.

put someone's ass in a sling

• get someone into trouble.

up your ass

• used to express contempt for someone or something.

whip someone's ass

• beat someone in a fight or contest.

you bet your ass

• you can be very sure.
"you can bet your ass I'll go for it every time"



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