grown-ass

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grown-ass

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From grown + -ass.

adjective

  1. US, not comparable, slang, vulgar Grown-up; adult; often used in reproach of an adult's immaturity, or, conversely, in assertion of maturity. They call it a sport, but to me it looks like a bunch of grown-ass men running around like children.

    Similar: full-grown, grown-up, big, grown, adult, developed, grown-ass, grown up, grownup, mature

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Españolhecho y derecho
Portuguêsmarmanjo
Françaismajeur et vacciné

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@misc{grown_ass_2026,
  title = {grown-ass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grown-ass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}