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whole-ass en · ADJ

Etymology

From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.

Meanings

  1. (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

big-ass

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

whole-ass en · VERB

Etymology

From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, slang, transitive, vulgar) To perform (a task) completely and carefully.
    • Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing. 2012, Norm Hiscock, Parks and Recreation, season 4, episode 16, spoken by Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman):
    • Near-synonyms: put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
whole-assed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
whole-assed Tense=Past lexicographic
whole-asses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
whole-assing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

half-ass · quarter-ass

Synonyms

put one's whole pussy into · full-ass · put one's heart in