Topic: ANIMALS
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Sense: 1
| Origin: | Old English assa, from Latin asinus |
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | Changed spelling of arse (11-21 centuries), from Old English ærs, ears |
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ass S2
[countable]
[countable]1 not polite a stupid, annoying person [= fool]:
• He's a pompous ass.
make an ass of yourself (=do something stupid or embarrassing)
2 American English not polite the part of your body that you sit on
3HBA old use a donkey
➔ arse1
