Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell one's ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: sel-l- one's ass
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work as a prostitute; to provide sexual services for money.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

sells one's ass (present, singular) selling one's ass (participle, present) sold one's ass (participle, past) sold one's ass (past)

Synonyms

sell one's body turn a trick

Questions

What does sell one's ass mean?: To work as a prostitute; to provide sexual services for money.

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