Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scary-ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
scary-ass
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

A cowardly person.

Etymology

From scary + -ass.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more scary-ass (comparative) most scary-ass (superlative)

Questions

What does scary-ass mean?
A cowardly person.
Where does scary-ass come from?
From scary + -ass.

How to pronounce scary-ass

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