Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarter-assed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
quar-ter-assed
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed.

Humorous

verb

simple past and past participle of quarter-ass

Etymology

A humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more quarter-assed (comparative) most quarter-assed (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

half-ass half-assed whole-ass

Questions

What does quarter-assed mean?
Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed.
Where does quarter-assed come from?
A humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half.

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