"whole-ass" meaning in All languages combined

See whole-ass on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass. Also influenced by asshole. Etymology templates: {{af|en|whole|-ass}} whole + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} whole-ass (not comparable)
  1. (slang, vulgar) Complete, completely; total, totally. Tags: not-comparable, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-whole-ass-en-adj-VQWen~E9

Verb [English]

Forms: whole-asses [present, singular, third-person], whole-assing [participle, present], whole-assed [participle, past], whole-assed [past]
Etymology: From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass. Also influenced by asshole. Etymology templates: {{af|en|whole|-ass}} whole + -ass Head templates: {{en-verb}} whole-ass (third-person singular simple present whole-asses, present participle whole-assing, simple past and past participle whole-assed)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To perform a task completely and carefully. Tags: slang, vulgar Related terms: put one's whole pussy into
    Sense id: en-whole-ass-en-verb-L89s1jWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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