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plural asses
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden. quotations examples
Thus the Aſſe having a peculiar mark of a croſſe made by a black liſt down his back, and another athwart, or at right angles down his ſhoulders; common opinion aſcribes this figure unto a peculiar ſignation; ſince that beaſt had the honour to bear our Saviour on his back.
1650, Thomas Browne, “Of the Same [i.e., the Blacknesse of Negroes]”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], 6th book, page 282
In this section "animal" means any horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog.
1972, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Part I, section 20(3)”, in Road Traffic Act 1972, page 14
(slang, mildly vulgar) A stupid person. quotations
I had sprung to my feet. I was speaking, and yet I had prepared no words. Tarp Henry, my companion, was plucking at my skirts and I heard him whispering, "Sit down, Malone! Don't make a public ass of yourself."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton
(printing, slang, obsolete) A compositor. quotations
Sometimes by way of joke, and sometimes by way of irritation, compositors are called Asses by the pressmen.
1841, William Savage, Dictionary of the Art of Printing, page 24
not comparable
(vulgar, slang) Of low quality; bad. quotations
On a recent episode of "The Justin Dunning Podcast," Starkel shared his thoughts on Martell, a former Ohio State quarterback, saying "he's ass my dude" in reference to Starkel.
2019 February 5, Alex Miller, “Former Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel breaks down old Twitter beef with Tate Martell”, in Dallas Morning News
For some reason, the teenager thought it’d be a good idea to criticize Newton and say he's "ass" and that he’s "about to be poor" because he's a free agent.
2021 February 21, Thomas Carannante, “Patriots: Cam Newton getting disrespected by a teenager is everything that’s wrong with society”, in Fansided
"You're so ass," Murray says to another player.
2021 October 28, Josh Weinfuss, “What we learned about Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray by watching him on Twitch”, in ESPN
countable and uncountable, plural asses
(vulgar, slang, countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
(vulgar, slang, countable and uncountable) The anus. quotations
Train compartment: two sick young junkies on their way to Lexington tear their pants down in convulsions of lust. One of them soaps his cock and works it up the other's ass with a corkscrew motion.
1962 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 81
(vulgar, slang, objectifying, uncountable) Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood. quotations
Acid, booze, and ass / Needles, guns, and grass
1971, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Blue”, in Blue
(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
(vulgar, slang, metonymically, objectifying, countable) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.
Synonym of -ass (“used to intensify an adjective”) examples