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grown-ass

grown-ass adjective: grown-up; adult; often used in reproach of an adult's immaturity, or, conversely, in assertion of maturity.

Adjective

grown-ass (not comparable)

  1. (US, slang, vulgar) Grown-up; adult; often used in reproach of an adult's immaturity, or, conversely, in assertion of maturity.
    • They call it a sport, but to me it looks like a bunch of grown-ass men running around like children.
    • Your mother is a grown-ass woman, and if she doesn't like you living your life for yourself rather than her, she can deal with it.

Synonyms of grown-ass

Origin of grown-ass

From grown + -ass.

Questions about grown-ass

What does grown-ass mean?
Grown-ass means grown-up; adult; often used in reproach of an adult's immaturity, or, conversely, in assertion of maturity.
What part of speech is grown-ass?
Grown-ass is an adjective.

Words near grown-ass in the dictionary

  1. grown out
  2. grown out of
  3. grown some balls
  4. grown up
  5. grown ups
  6. grown-ass
  7. grown-up
  8. grown-up point
  9. grown-up points
  10. grown-up-ness
  11. grown-upness

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