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broke-ass

broke-ass

2 9.9
Very poor and having almost no money
  • adjective
  • /broʊk æs/
  • Offensive
translation icon : jodidamente pobre
  • Since he lost his job, he has been living like a broke-ass, barely making ends meet.

Why doesn't this fucking broke ass zoo get a goat?

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Examples

  • With your broke ass.

  • I'm not gonna have five alimony payments like your broke ass.

  • So that broke ass high school students can also, you know, practice their illustration stuff.

  • Or you can sit here and be a broke-ass the rest of your life.

  • That mindset, no elevation, that, that broke ass mindset, you got to really listen to that.

  • Even the cheap broke ass guitars you can do cool stuff with to most ears.

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  • Why doesn't this fucking broke ass zoo get a goat?

  • So what Jeffrey broke ass star said is he's has a mortgage on his house.

  • All the broke-ass people playing catch-up are buyers.

  • Broke ass li'l niggas.

Synonyms

poor
vsbroke-ass
1.0

Having little money or possessions

is slang that makes the same idea stronger and informal
broke
vsbroke-ass
  • Informal
237 1.8

Having no money

is more informal and used as a stronger intensifier
impoverished
vsbroke-ass
50 6.2

People or places that have very little money and few things they need

is informal slang used to add emotional emphasis
penniless
vsbroke-ass
24 4.3

Having no money

is informal slang that intensifies the lack of money
destitute
vsbroke-ass
20 6.5

Very poor and without basic things like food or a home

is informal slang that focuses on lacking money not necessities
poverty-stricken
vsbroke-ass
9 5.1

Very poor and needing help to live

is informal slang that is more casual and emphatic
stone-broke
vsbroke-ass
  • Informal
1 8.6

Having no money at all

is slang used to stress extreme poverty
stony-broke
vsbroke-ass
  • Informal
1 9.3

With no money at all

is slang used to stress being very poor
poor as a church mouse
vsbroke-ass
  • Informal
1 7.6

Having almost no money

is informal slang that intensifies poverty more directly
poor as a rat
vsbroke-ass
  • Informal
8.3

Having almost no money or things

is slang intensifier that feels more modern and blunt
pinched
vsbroke-ass
6.5

A person who has little money to pay basic costs

is slang that expresses stronger, blunt poverty rather than strain

Antonyms

520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

67 5.5

Having a lot of money and possessions

How Poor

destitute
20 6.5
broke-ass
  • Offensive
2 9.9
penniless
24 4.3
broke
  • Informal
237 1.8

Surface Forms

broke-ass positive

Morphology

broke-ass = broke + ass (transparent) = broke + ass

The meaning is a straightforward informal compound of 'broke' + pejorative 'ass', used as an intensifier meaning 'very broke'.

Etymology

Broke-ass is formed by putting ass after broke, where broke means 'without money' and ass is a rude word used to make the idea stronger, like 'very'. So broke-ass means 'very poor' or 'really cheap' and is used to strongly show a lack of money or poor quality.