peddle one's ass en · VERB
Meanings
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(slang, vulgar) To sell one's ass, to work as a prostitute.
The man paid and Rufus took his sandwich over to the bar. He felt that everyone in the place knew what was going on, knew that Rufus was peddling his ass.
1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peddles one's ass | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| peddled one's ass | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| peddled one's ass | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| peddling one's ass | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sell oneself · sell one's body · turn tricks · peddle one's ass · jazz · whore · sell one's ass · prostitute · gill · turn a trick · hustle