whole-ass

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whole-ass

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From whole + -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also possibly influenced by asshole.

adjective

Canada, US, not comparable, slang, vulgar Complete; total. Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!
Similar: abject, frightful, absolute, prize, clean, arrant, categoric, categorical, complete, consummate, decided, downright

verb whole-asses · whole-assing · whole-assed

Canada, US, slang, transitive, vulgar To perform (a task) completely and carefully. Near-synonyms: put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into
Similar: full-ass, put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into

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"whole-ass." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whole-ass. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{whole_ass_2026,
  title = {whole-ass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whole-ass},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}