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  • enPR: ăs, IPA (key): /æs/, SAMPA: /{s/
  • (alternative Commonwealth pronunciation in sense of "stupid person" only) enPR: äs, IPA (key): /ɑːs/, SAMPA: /A:s/
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Singular
ass

Plural
asses

 
An ass.
  1. (slang); (vulgar) Ass is another word for butt, referring to the buttocks or anus.
    That girl has a nice ass.
  2. (slang) If you call someone an ass, you are insulting him/her by comparing him/her to buttocks. Usually meaning that he/she is rude.
    My boss is really mean. He is a real ass.
    Don't be an ass. Be nice.
  3. (zoology) Ass is an old word for donkey.
    Ox and ass before Him bow/And He is in the manger now....
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