![]() ![]() There is a famous movie series with this name about a few guys who do stupid stuff and hurt themselves.Įxample: “I hate it when a good party is ruined by somebody being a jackass.”Īppropriateness: Disrespectful, but can be used amongst friends *6. There is a little bit of overlap with asshole too. Literally the cousin of a donkey (1), but it is commonly used to describe somebody who is a complete idiot or a fool with little common sense (2). In Other Words: Fuck off (stronger), Screw you, Go to hellĪppropriateness: Very disrespectful, offensive and profane 5. This is different than kissing ass (#3).Įxample: An aggressive driver who is angry at another car might yell kiss my ass out the window. “Kiss my ASS!”Ī disrespectful thing to say to someone you are angry at and don’t want to communicate with. In Other Words: (especially in school): brown-noser (n) or teacher’s pet (n), suck-up (n), suck up to (vb)Īppropriateness: (1) offensive in a formal environment (not with your friends) 4. This is common in high school (but sometimes used in other contexts).Įxample: (1) “The entire class thought that John only got a good grade in Math because he kissed the teacher’s ass all year.” To kiss somebody’s ass is a verb to describe someone who is complimenting/praising somebody in an exaggerated and undeserved way (1), while a kiss-ass or ass kisser is the person who does it (2). Kiss-ASS (n)/ ASS kisser (n) / Kiss ASS (adj) ![]() In Other Words: (2) Jerk, douche (male), bitch (female)Īppropriateness: (1) dirty sexual word, (2) disrespectful 3. This is a bit disrespectful and a profane, but sometimes it is merited.Īsshole is more commonly used to describe men, while bitch is the female synonym of this (in most cases, bitch does not mean prostitute.) Read more about the word BITCH.Įxample: (2) “The waiter was such an asshole that I decided not to leave a tip.” The literal definition of asshole is anus (1), but it is most commonly used to call somebody a jerk (2) (a mean person). In Other Words: (1) Butt, Behind, Bottom, (2) Jerk, Jackass, AssholeĪppropriateness: (1) NOT offensive, (2) Disrespectful 2. This definition of ASS is the root of many of the rest of these expressions, and although it is a moderately bad word, it’s everywhere in pop culture with varying degrees of appropriateness.Įxample: (1) “He tried to kick the ball but missed and fell on his ass.” (2) “My friend drank too much and started acting like an ass (or making an ass out of himself)” Neither of these are formal or polite, but their use is extremely common. It can also be a person who is being an inappropriate jerk (2). It is used in a very literal sense (fall on your ass), and sexually (that guy/girl has a nice ass). The most common and literal definition of ass is a donkey, and then the human butt/buttocks (1). You are either covering your ASS 17, laughing your ASS off 9, kicking ASS 4, kissing ASS 2, busting ASS 10, trying to get to get a piece of ASS 8, or behaving like an ASS 1…. The footnotes correspond to the definitions provided. Here’s a little joke that exemplifies just 7 of the major uses of ASS. ![]() If you close your mind to this important word and all of its meanings and never learn how native speakers use it, you will miss so much! While it’s important to emphasize that we need to be careful with this word, but this does not mean we should ignore it. If you’ve had contact with English speaking pop-culture, you know that native speakers use the word ASS in many informal and social situations. Let’s face it, as English speakers, a good part of our English practice and use may take place in informal situations. In addition to its most common use (butt), you’ve probably even heard the curse word ASSHOLE, or seen people use LMAO ( Laughing My ASS Off) in internet chat.īut did you know that ASS has a multitude of distinct uses that mean completely different things? Although you should definitely be very careful with all uses of this word, did you know that the use of this word is often not bad, but in fact it is often neutral or positive?įREE E-book: 101 Words You Won’t Learn in School If you’re like most English learners, you’ve probably heard the word ASS used very frequently in English speaking songs, movies, and TV series. ![]()
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