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ass

  • noun
  • ăs

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

Other meanings

  1. A stupid or inconsiderate person.

    “That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass.”

  2. sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.

    “I'm going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.”

Word history

From Latin "asinus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ass” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.