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tight-ass

tight-ass is the alternative form of tightass.

Meaning of tightass

Noun

tightass (plural tightasses)

  1. (Canada, US, mildly, slang, vulgar) Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.
    Synonyms:
    jitterbug
  2. (Canada, US, mildly, slang, vulgar) Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.

Forms of tight-ass

pluraltight-asses

Questions about tight-ass

What is tight-ass the alternative form of?
Tight-ass is the alternative form of tightass.

Words near tight-ass in the dictionary

  1. tight squeeze
  2. tight whites
  3. tight-arse
  4. tight-arsed
  5. tight-arses
  6. tight-ass
  7. tight-assed
  8. tight-asses
  9. tight-collar
  10. tight-fisted
  11. tight-fitting

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