"wild-ass" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wild-ass [comparative], most wild-ass [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wild-ass (comparative more wild-ass, superlative most wild-ass)
  1. (slang) Crazy; lacking caution or certainty. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wild-ass-en-adj-atL16cKz

Noun

Forms: wild-asses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wild-ass (plural wild-asses)
  1. Alternative spelling of wild ass Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wild ass
    Sense id: en-wild-ass-en-noun-YvjHKpdh
  2. (slang) An uneducated or boorish person. Tags: slang Translations (slang: uneducated person): juntti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wild-ass-en-noun-MBFUKNa6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 20 51 Disambiguation of 'slang: uneducated person': 4 96

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for wild-ass meaning in English (1.9kB)

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