Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broke-ass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
broke-ass
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poor person.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

adj

With no or little money.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From broke + -ass.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

broke-asses (plural) brokeass (alternative) more broke-ass (comparative) most broke-ass (superlative)

Questions

What does broke-ass mean?
A poor person.
Where does broke-ass come from?
From broke + -ass.

How to pronounce broke-ass

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