Originally just the name for the donkey, this word had no filthy connotations until about the late 1700s, early 1800s, when the pronunciation of true (English) word for the backside, "arse", had changed enough to sound much like "ass", seeing as how the English often don't pronounce the "r" when they speak.
To avoid any unwanted baggage associated with the word, the name of the ass was changed to "donkey". As a result, the word "arse" has disappeared from American vocabulary.
Although before World War I they were similar, the British pronunciations of "ass" /æs/ and "arse" /ɑːs/ are now very different.
To avoid any unwanted baggage associated with the word, the name of the ass was changed to "donkey". As a result, the word "arse" has disappeared from American vocabulary.
Although before World War I they were similar, the British pronunciations of "ass" /æs/ and "arse" /ɑːs/ are now very different.
-"Joe, how do you say donkey in Spanish?"
-"Burro."
-"How would you spell it?"
-"B-U-R-R-O-W."
-"... it seems that you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
-"Burro."
-"How would you spell it?"
-"B-U-R-R-O-W."
-"... it seems that you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
by Lorelili January 09, 2006
by Urban Dictionary March 17, 2005
by Sarah °ㅡ° May 21, 2016
Dude: Man, that's some hot ass bitches!!
Gal: Girl, look at them ugly ass boys!!
Mom: I'm tired of these bad ass kids!!
Teacher: Get ready to take this hard ass test!!
Meteorologist: There's a 30% chance it's gonna be a hot ass day!!
Gal: Girl, look at them ugly ass boys!!
Mom: I'm tired of these bad ass kids!!
Teacher: Get ready to take this hard ass test!!
Meteorologist: There's a 30% chance it's gonna be a hot ass day!!
by prudence-mcgee July 15, 2010
When a person cannot be bothered doing a task that is given to them. It is used when someone wants to remind on there backside/bum/ass. Hence the expression "Be assed"
Most of the time it is used in Liverpool, England.
Most of the time it is used in Liverpool, England.
by AdamLeeB October 18, 2011
by Notorious M.A.X. September 21, 2005
#ass is a code word created by Hannah mullane.... it stands for After Sex Selfie ( a secret way to tell you friends you just had sex)
by Mullane101 August 30, 2017

