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ass

4.3
A rude or foolish person who behaves badly
  • noun
  • /æs/
  • Offensive
translation icon : idiota
  • Despite his intelligence, he sometimes comes off as an ass due to his arrogance.

Like the wow, look at that dumb ass, my own car.

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Examples

  • Man is but an ass if he goes about to expound this dream.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The teacher called him an ass after he kept disrupting the class with silly jokes.

  • What a horse's ass I turned out to be.

  • Robert was sure they were laughing inside, waiting for him to make an ass of himself.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Now you've made an ass of me in front of a billion people.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • If aristocrats are asses, and have in fact always been asses, whence do they derive their authority?

    Academic text (1991)
  • He acted like a complete ass during the meeting, making foolish comments that embarrassed everyone.

Synonyms

dumbass
vsass
  • Offensive
88 9.9

A rude word for someone who does something very stupid

is broader, also applying to people who are pompous as well as foolish
horse's ass
vsass
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A rude or foolish person who annoys other people

adds the idea that the person may be pompous as well as merely foolish
monkey-ass
vsass
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A silly person who annoys others and causes trouble

is similar but can also describe a pompous person rather than just annoying
shit ass
vsass
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude person who treats others badly or unfairly

is broader and can include pompousness rather than only contemptible behaviour
the cat's ass
vsass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who thinks they are much more important than they are

focuses more on simple foolishness or pomposity rather than only self importance
total butthead
vsass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very foolish and annoys others

covers foolishness too but can also mean merely pompous without extreme insult
total buttass
vsass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts like a fool and annoys others

can be used for fools or pompous people but is less extreme in tone
asstard
vsass
  • Offensive
9.9

An insulting word for a person who behaves very badly or foolishly

is similar but is not necessarily as vulgar or extreme in tone
no-good ass
vsass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts badly and cannot be trusted

focuses on foolishness or pompous behaviour rather than moral worth

Antonyms

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

39 6.8

A wise person respected for spiritual or life guidance

Idioms

pain in the ass
  • Offensive
109 9.2

A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with

kiss my ass
  • Offensive
49 9.9

To tell someone rudely that you do not care about their opinion or order

to cover one's ass
  • Offensive
32 9.8

To take steps to protect yourself from blame, often by keeping records or blaming others

to whoop ass
  • Offensive
16 9.9

To beat someone very badly in a fight or competition

13 8.4

Try very hard for a long time to do something

7 8.5

To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others

watch your ass
  • Offensive
6 9.9

Be very careful because you could get into trouble

3 9.9

Speak as if you know about something when you do not

3 9.9

To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way

2 9.9

To sit and do nothing instead of working

2 9.9

Start working quickly and with more energy

head up one's ass
  • Offensive
2 9.9

To be unaware of what is happening around you

To take a big risk to help another person or group

ass over teakettle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To fall and turn over in a sudden, clumsy way

To do something that makes both people look foolish

1 9.9

To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did

1 9.3

To help someone out of a dangerous or embarrassing situation at the last moment

1 9.9

A very rude way to tell someone you strongly refuse their idea or order

bite my ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, angry reply that shows you do not care what someone says

9.9

A rude, joking phrase to tell someone to go away

to bite one's ass
  • Offensive
9.9

Tell someone angrily to go away using rude words

Make up something without thinking or good reason

A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused

To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people

ass intact
  • Offensive
9.9

To leave a dangerous or difficult situation without harm

Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized

9.9

To praise someone too much to get their favor in a rude way

9.9

To start working quickly and seriously

Make up ideas quickly without preparing or checking facts

to put foot to ass
  • Offensive
9.9

Take strong action to make someone work or change

To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder

on someone's ass
  • Offensive
9.9

To keep asking someone to do something all the time in an annoying, pushy way

9.9

To feel very irritated or upset about something small

9.9

To have sudden, very bad diarrhea after eating bad food or when feeling very nervous

the cat's ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who thinks they are much more important than they are

A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something

An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something

up her own ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very proud and only thinks about themselves

up your own ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who thinks they are better than other people

Compounds

piece of ass
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A person seen only as someone to have sex with, not as a whole person

ugly ass
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A rude slang way to say something looks very bad

horse's ass
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A rude or foolish person who annoys other people

ass-kisser
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who flatters someone in charge to get favors

shit ass
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude person who treats others badly or unfairly

1 7.4

A large wild animal like a donkey that lives on dry plains in Asia and northeast Africa

9.9

A way of living with very little money, using cheap choices to get by

Buridan's ass
  • Formal
9.9

A situation when a person cannot choose between two equally good options and does nothing

cracker-ass joke
  • Offensive
9.9

A very bad, unfunny joke that makes people feel awkward

A strong animal with long ears that people use to carry loads on farms

African wild ass
  • South African
7.2

A wild donkey from dry northeastern Africa that is the ancestor of the domestic donkey

ass pounding
  • Offensive
9.9

A very heavy defeat or a hard physical beating

ass pounding
  • Offensive
9.9

A crude slang term for rough anal sex between adults

ass-blast
  • NSFW
9.9

A very wild and fun time full of excitement

fake-ass smile
  • Offensive
9.9

A smile that is not real and hides anger or sadness

lazy fat-ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude name for someone seen as lazy and very overweight

9.9

A bold, playful way of joking that is loud and cheeky

8.2

A female donkey

no-good ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts badly and cannot be trusted

quarter-ass job
  • Offensive
9.9

Work done badly that gives bad results

raggedy-ass shirt
  • Offensive
9.4

An old torn shirt with holes that looks very shabby

sad ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who feels unhappy and acts gloomy

sad ass
  • Offensive
9.9

Very bad and disappointing in quality or effort

9.9

A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time

stank-ass cheese
  • Offensive
9.9

A type of cheese with a very strong bad smell

9.9

An insulting word for a person who complains a lot and acts like a child

whoop-ass feature
  • Offensive
9.9

A very strong and impressive part of a product

whoop-ass attitude
  • Offensive
9.9

A strong, angry way of acting that shows you are ready to fight

How Stupid

idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
moron
  • Slur
483 8.1
ass
  • Offensive
4.3
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
simpleton
  • Offensive
21 7.3

Surface Forms

ass singular
asses plural

Etymology

Ass as an insult comes from the animal ass, a donkey people long thought of as stubborn or silly, so calling someone an ass says they behaved like a foolish donkey.