Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole-ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: whole-ass
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Complete; total.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

verb

To perform (a task) completely and carefully.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!"
""You are a whole-ass mess.""
"Near-synonyms: put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into"
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."

Etymology

From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whole-asses (present, singular) whole-assing (participle, present) whole-assed (participle, past) whole-assed (past)

Phrases

big-ass

Frequently Paired Words

big-ass half-ass half-assed quarter-assed quarter-ass

Synonyms

abject frightful absolute prize clean arrant categoric categorical complete consummate decided downright

Questions

What does whole-ass mean?: Complete; total.
Where does whole-ass come from?: From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.

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