candy-ass
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- noun
- /ˈkændiˌæs/
- Offensive
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cobarde
- Herbie is a candy ass.
We're not going to be candy asses.
- We're not going to be candy asses.
Examples
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He called his friend a candy-ass for not wanting to go on the roller coaster.
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I don't see why Zebulon has to stand up for that candy-ass he calls a friend.
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You were acting like such a candy-ass when the air gun stuck.
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Him and those two candy-asses," the guy said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Except your candy-ass little controller.
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I'm sick of playing with candy-asses.
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Foreman, you are such a candy-ass.
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A bruise on the leg is a hell of a long way from the heart, you candy-ass.
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Don't be such a candy-ass; just stand up for yourself!
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When faced with the challenge, she refused to be a candy-ass and took the plunge.
Synonyms
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A rude word for someone who is weak or cowardly
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An insulting slang word for a person who is easily scared and not brave
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An insulting word for someone who is weak or too afraid to act
How Cowardly
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word candy-ass mixes candy ('sweet, soft') and ass ('rude word for a person'). It makes the picture of someone 'soft like candy', so it is used to call a person 'weak' or 'not brave'.