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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's ass handed to one

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
get one's ass hand-ed -to one
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Etymology

Possibly derives from the expression get one's hat handed to one.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's ass handed to one (present, singular) getting one's ass handed to one (participle, present) got one's ass handed to one (past) gotten one's ass handed to one (participle, past) get one's arse handed to one (alternative, UK)

Phrases

hand someone their ass

Frequently Paired Words

hand someone their ass

Synonyms

get one's head handed to one have one's ass handed to one have one's head handed to one

Questions

What does get one's ass handed to one mean?
To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.
Where does get one's ass handed to one come from?
Possibly derives from the expression get one's hat handed to one.

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