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half-asses

half-asses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of half-ass.

Meaning of half-ass

Verb

half-ass (third-person singular simple present half-asses, present participle half-assing, simple past and past participle half-assed)

  1. (slang, transitive, vulgar) To perform a task incompletely or carelessly.
    • Near-synonyms: phone in, shortchange, underdo

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Questions about half-asses

What is half-asses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Half-asses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of half-ass.

Words near half-asses in the dictionary

  1. half-ass
  2. half-assed
  3. half-assedly
  4. half-assedness
  5. half-assery
  6. half-asses
  7. half-assing
  8. half-awake
  9. half-back
  10. half-backs
  11. half-baked

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