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assery

assery noun: the quality of being an ass (a stupid person); idioticity, dopiness.

Noun

assery (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) The quality of being an ass (a stupid person); idioticity, dopiness.
    • "It's a bit early for victory speeches, Rathaniel," Loki'el said, grabbing Anaba's reins to help restrain the Nightmare. "We're not quite dead yet. Though being dead would be preferable to listening to your long-winded assery." He rolled his eyes. "I may bleed out in boredom."2021, Patricia A. Jackson, Forging a Nightmare, London: Angry Robot, →ISBN, page 441

Origin of assery

From ass + -ery.

Questions about assery

What does assery mean?
Assery means the quality of being an ass (a stupid person); idioticity, dopiness.
What part of speech is assery?
Assery is a noun.

Words near assery in the dictionary

  1. assertrix
  2. asserts
  3. asserts oneself
  4. asservation
  5. asservations
  6. assery
  7. asses
  8. asses in a sling
  9. asses in slings
  10. asses in the grass
  11. asses out

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