-ass

Suffix

-ass (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ass, superlative most -ass)

1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Used to intensify an adjective.
   • That's a big-ass wrench you've got there.
   • Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight.
     Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it.
     Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin’-ass...2006 October 1, Dennis Lehane, “Refugees” (00:32:06), in The Wire, season 4, episode 4
2. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Used to convert an adjective into a noun for a person who has that trait.
   • Don't be such a broke-ass—you can afford a fast-food run today!
3. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Resembling.
   • That's some Nixon-ass shit he's pulling.
   • What's that formal-ass language you're using? We're at a party!

   Synonyms:

   quasi-, para-, -oid, -form, -iform, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y