ass meaning

ass as a noun

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny

   Type of: body part

2. a pompous fool

   Type of: fool

3. hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

   Type of: equine

   Kinds: domestic ass, jack, jennet, wild ass

4. slang for sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup

   Type of: sexual intercourse

How to pronounce ass

ass is pronounced /ɑːs/ in British English and /æs/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.