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hard-ass

/ˈhɑɹdæs/ US

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adjective more hard-ass · most hard-ass · hardass · hard-arse · hardarse

slang, vulgar Tough, uncompromising and inflexible. Hopefully you don't take such a hard-ass approach as this.

noun hard-asses · hardass · hard-arse · hardarse

slang, vulgar A tough and combative person.

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@misc{hard_ass_2026,
  title = {hard-ass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-ass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}