"weird-ass" meaning in English

See weird-ass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more weird-ass [comparative], most weird-ass [superlative]
Etymology: weird + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|weird|ass}} weird + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|head=weird-ass}} weird-ass (comparative more weird-ass, superlative most weird-ass)
  1. (slang) Very strange. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-weird-ass-en-adj-US2HVDbX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass

Download JSON data for weird-ass meaning in English (1.2kB)

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