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butt in a sling

butt in a sling is the alternative form of ass in a sling.

Meaning of ass in a sling

Noun

ass in a sling (usually uncountable, plural asses in slings or asses in a sling)

  1. (Canada, US, informal, usually, vulgar) An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions.
    • I see our asses in a sling if we get caught, that's what I see.1977, Smokey and the Bandit (film), screenplay, 10:21 (retrieved 24 July 2015)

Forms of butt in a sling

pluralbutts in slings
pluralbutts in a sling

Questions about butt in a sling

What is butt in a sling the alternative form of?
Butt in a sling is the alternative form of ass in a sling.

Words near butt in a sling in the dictionary

  1. butt heads
  2. butt hinge
  3. butt hinges
  4. butt hurt
  5. butt in
  6. butt in a sling
  7. butt job
  8. butt jobs
  9. butt joint
  10. butt joints
  11. butt juice

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