Colloquial Variant guide

-ass

suffix · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

suffix

Meaning 1

Used to intensify an adjective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

Examples

  • That's a big-ass wrench you've got there.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Used to convert an adjective into a noun for a person who has that trait.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

Examples

  • Don't be such a broke-ass—you can afford a fast-food run today!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

suffix

Meaning 3

Resembling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, morpheme, slang, vulgar

Examples

  • That's some Nixon-ass shit he's pulling.
  • What's that formal-ass language you're using? We're at a party!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Partially from ass, and partially from a corruption or simplification of assed.