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slackass

slackass is the alternative form of slack ass.

Meaning of slack ass

Noun

slack ass (plural slack asses)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Someone who is exceptionally lazy, careless, or irresponsible in their work or duties.
    • “It’s nothing to grin about, you slack ass,” Hopkinson snapped.1937, Compton Mackenzie, The East Wind Of Love, page 64

Forms of slackass

pluralslackasses

Questions about slackass

What is slackass the alternative form of?
Slackass is the alternative form of slack ass.

Words near slackass in the dictionary

  1. slack-water
  2. slack-waters
  3. slackadaisical
  4. slackard
  5. slackards
  6. slackass
  7. slackcom
  8. slackcoms
  9. slackcountry
  10. slacked
  11. slacked off

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