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wild-ass

wild-ass noun: an uneducated or boorish person. Also the alternative spelling of wild ass.

Noun

wild-ass (plural wild-asses)

  1. (slang) An uneducated or boorish person.
    • This estimate is completely unreliable! It was produced by a wild-ass.

Adjective

wild-ass (comparative more wild-ass, superlative most wild-ass)

  1. (slang) Crazy; lacking caution or certainty.
    • That's nothing but a wild-ass rumor.

Also used as

wild-ass is also the alternative spelling of wild ass.

Forms of wild-ass

Noun
pluralwild-asses
Adjective
comparativemore wild-ass
superlativemost wild-ass

Questions about wild-ass

What does wild-ass mean?
Wild-ass means an uneducated or boorish person.
What part of speech is wild-ass?
Wild-ass can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of wild-ass?
The plural of wild-ass is wild-asses.

Words near wild-ass in the dictionary

  1. wild women
  2. wild yam
  3. wild yams
  4. wild-animal
  5. wild-animals
  6. wild-ass
  7. wild-asses
  8. wild-card
  9. wild-cards
  10. wild-cat
  11. wild-cats

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