Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up someone's ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: up- -some-one's ass
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Prying into or interfering with someone's business (activities, life) so much as to be irritating or annoying to them.

American usage

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: inside someone's anorectal area.

Example Sentences

"Teenager A: Where you at? Teenager B: I can't be videogaming this week. My mom is up my ass about my time management."
""I've always had an issue with authority so working for someone who was up my ass and micromanaging me wasn't exactly an ideal scenario for me. Let's just say, it provided a very fertile place for my anger to thrive.""
"The airport security team discovered that he was attempting to smuggle: he had a balloon full of drugs up his ass."

Usage

American usage

Phrases

pain in the ass up one's own ass

Frequently Paired Words

pain in the ass up one's own ass micromanagement proctologically on someone's ass

Questions

What does up someone's ass mean?: Prying into or interfering with someone's business (activities, life) so much as to be irritating or annoying to them.

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