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peddling one's ass

peddling one's ass is the present participle and gerund of peddle one's ass.

Meaning of peddle one's ass

Verb

peddle one's ass (third-person singular simple present peddles one's ass, present participle peddling one's ass, simple past and past participle peddled one's ass)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To sell one's ass, to work as a prostitute.
    • The man paid and Rufus took his sandwich over to the bar. He felt that everyone in the place knew what was going on, knew that Rufus was peddling his ass.1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 42

Questions about peddling one's ass

What is peddling one's ass the present participle and gerund of?
Peddling one's ass is the present participle and gerund of peddle one's ass.

Words near peddling one's ass in the dictionary

  1. peddlery
  2. peddles
  3. peddles one's ass
  4. peddlesome
  5. peddling
  6. peddling one's ass
  7. peddlings
  8. Peddy
  9. Peddys
  10. Pedee
  11. Pedees

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