Definition/Meaning of ass

• English - Noun: ass (plural asses) Any of several species of horselike animals, especially Equus asinus , the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden . 1972, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Part I, section 20(3)”, in Road Traffic Act 1972, page 14: In this section "animal" means any horse, cattle, ass , mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The…
• English - Adjective: ass (not comparable) (Canada, US, not comparable, slang, vulgar) Of low quality ; bad . 2021 October 28, Josh Weinfuss, “What we learned about Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray by watching him on Twitch”, in ESPN: "You're so ass ," Murray says to another player. 2021 February 21, Thomas Carannante, “Patriots: Cam Newton getting disrespected by a teenager is everything that’s wrong with…
• English - Particle: ass (US, slang, vulgar) Synonym of -ass (used to intensify an adjective). That was one big ass fish! That's an expensive ass car!
• English - Anagrams: SAS , SSA
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English asse , from Old English assa , back-formed from assen (“she-ass”), from Celtic (compare Old Irish asan , Old Cornish asen ), from Latin asinus . Displaced Old English esol , from Proto-West Germanic *asil, also a loanword from the same Latin word. Sense “stupid person” from the animal's reputation for stubbornness, going back to antiquity (compare Latin asinus…