ASS
Digital emphasis abbreviation
Ass has two distinct origins.
One is the donkey—a beast of burden known for stubbornness.
The other is the buttocks, a spelling that arose as a pronunciation shift from arse.
The buttocks sense dominates American usage: Get your ass over here, a pain in the ass.
An ass is also a fool: Don't be an ass.
Vulgar compounds abound: badass, dumbass, kick-ass, ass-backwards.
In sexual contexts, ass can mean the body generally or sex itself: a nice piece of ass.
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- jackassMale donkey; idiot
- hinnyMale horse, female donkey
- jennyFemale of the burro
foal · bray · pack animal · beast of burden · equine · donkey · stubbornness · ears
Foolish, senseless person
- moronWitless, dense person
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- blockheadStupid, foolish person
dimwit · buffoon · nitwit · imbecile · dolt · simpleton · dunce · numbskull
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
jenny · foal · bray · pack animal · beast of burden · equine · donkey · stubbornness · ears · hooves
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
blockhead · dimwit · buffoon · nitwit · imbecile · dolt · simpleton · dunce · numbskull · halfwit
butt
Rear of body
backside · rump · posterior · derriere · cheeks · glutes · bum · seat · haunches · tush
hassle
Irritating difficulty
work · inconvenience · bother · nuisance · pain · ordeal · chore · drag · grind · struggle
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ASSgenius
Person of rare brilliance
sage · wise man · mastermind · intellectual · brain
- pain in the assIrritating burden or person
- kick assExcel impressively, overwhelmingly
- my assDismissive skepticism phrase
- shake one's assDance by moving buttocks
- kiss my assDefiant, crude dismissal
- bite in the assHarmful consequence returns later