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have one's head up one's ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
have one's -head- up one's ass
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.

Canadian usage; American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

has one's head up one's ass (present, singular) having one's head up one's ass (participle, present) had one's head up one's ass (participle, past) had one's head up one's ass (past)

Phrases

get one's head out of one's ass think the sun shines out of someone's arse up one's own ass

Frequently Paired Words

get one's head out of one's ass asshat think the sun shines out of someone's arse up one's own ass

Questions

What does have one's head up one's ass mean?
To be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.

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