"hard-ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑɹdæs/ [General-American] Forms: more hard-ass [comparative], most hard-ass [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑɹdæs Etymology: hard + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hard|ass}} hard + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|head=hard-ass}} hard-ass (comparative more hard-ass, superlative most hard-ass)
  1. (vulgar, slang) Tough, uncompromising and inflexible. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-hard-ass-en-adj-Je9lN3RK Disambiguation of People: 99 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hardass, hard-arse, hardarse

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑɹdæs/ [General-American] Forms: hard-asses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑɹdæs Etymology: hard + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hard|ass}} hard + -ass Head templates: {{en-noun|head=hard-ass}} hard-ass (plural hard-asses)
  1. (vulgar, slang) A tough and combative person. Tags: slang, vulgar Derived forms: hard-assed
    Sense id: en-hard-ass-en-noun-Qlx6bfXF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ass, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hardass, hard-arse, hardarse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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