whole-ass en · ADJ
Etymology
From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, not-comparable, slang, vulgar) Complete; total.
Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!
"You are a whole-ass mess."
2018, Toy, chapter 2, in Forbidden Love from a Savage: An Urban Romance, Sullivan Group Publishing,, →ISBN:
Coordinates
quarter-assed · half-ass · half-assed
Relateds
Synonyms
full-bore · unalloyed · clean · abject · absolute · unconditional · thoroughgoing · precious · mere · regular · proper · rank · unadulterated · prize · unreserved · full-blown · decided · full · downright · unattenuated · perfect · uncompromising · sheer · consummate · categorical · arrant · root and branch · unqualified · thorough · outright · categoric · unfettered · out-and-out · full-on · pure · straight-out · wholesale · right · utter · stark · complete · frightful · unrestricted · total · unmitigated