Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assed

/æst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: assed
IPA: /æst/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a particular kind of ass or backside.

American usage; Slang

adj

Adjective intensifier.

American usage; Slang

adj

bothered; willing to make an effort.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"a large-assed young woman"
"I can’t be assed to get out of bed today."
"We asked John if he wanted to come down the bar with us, but he couldn’t be assed."

Etymology

From ass + -ed; morphologically parallel with forms such as boned in big-boned, nosed in hard-nosed, and armed in one-armed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ass

Usage

American usage
Slang

Derived Forms

blackassed dumbassed fatassed

Phrases

bare-assed black-assed candy-assed fat-assed half-assed hard-assed lard-assed narrow-assed

Frequently Paired Words

arsed -ass

Rhymes With

last past fast passed cast vast blast surpassed caste harassed mast classed

Questions

How do you pronounce assed?: The recorded pronunciation is /æst/.
What does assed mean?: Having a particular kind of ass or backside.
Where does assed come from?: From ass + -ed; morphologically parallel with forms such as boned in big-boned, nosed in hard-nosed, and armed in one-armed.

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