"quarter-ass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: quarter-asses [present, singular, third-person], quarter-assing [participle, present], quarter-assed [participle, past], quarter-assed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} quarter-ass (third-person singular simple present quarter-asses, present participle quarter-assing, simple past and past participle quarter-assed)
  1. (humorous, slang, vulgar) To perform a task very incompletely or carelessly, to a more extreme degree than half-assing. Tags: humorous, slang, vulgar Related terms: quarter-assed, half ass, phone in
    Sense id: en-quarter-ass-en-verb-NrUiNg7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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