my ass
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably abbreviated from kiss my ass.
Interjection edit
- (slang, vulgar) Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust, referring to the buttocks.
- She'll use my money to buy a new car, my ass!
- You're his brother, my ass! You look nothing alike.
- 1975, “Cell Block Tango”, in Fred Ebb (lyrics), John Kander (music), Chicago:
- And then I found out. "Single" he told me? Single, my ass! Not only was he married, oh, no, he had six wives!
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief
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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
my ass (personal pronoun; the first person, singular)
- (slang, vulgar) I; me; myself; oneself in the third person.
- My boss screwed up again, and of course it's my ass that has to deal with it.
- Now I gotta drag my ass to work. He says it's fine, but get real—you know it'd be *my* ass on the hook, if anything happened.
Usage notes edit
- Sometimes shortened to m'ass. See ass § Usage notes regarding the metonymy (and the potential reflexivity).
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
I, myself