"whole-ass" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also influenced by asshole. Etymology templates: {{af|en|whole|-ass}} whole + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} whole-ass (not comparable)
  1. (slang, vulgar) Complete; total. Tags: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Synonyms: total
    Sense id: en-whole-ass-en-adj-Xv2NDxi9 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 49 51

Verb

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, which appeared first. 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 links with manual fragments, 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: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57

Inflected forms

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