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blessed assurance

/ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/

blessed assurance noun: buttocks, ass.

Noun

blessed assurance (plural blessed assurances)

  1. (Southern, US, euphemistic) buttocks, ass.
    • I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.

Forms of blessed assurance

pluralblessed assurances

Origin of blessed assurance

From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.

Questions about blessed assurance

What does blessed assurance mean?
Blessed assurance means buttocks, ass.
What part of speech is blessed assurance?
Blessed assurance is a noun.
How do you pronounce blessed assurance?
Blessed assurance is pronounced /ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/.
What is the plural of blessed assurance?
The plural of blessed assurance is blessed assurances.

Words near blessed assurance in the dictionary

  1. bless'd
  2. blessability
  3. blessable
  4. blesse
  5. blessed
  6. blessed assurance
  7. blessed assurances
  8. blessed event
  9. blessed events
  10. blessed out
  11. blessed someone with

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