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tight-assed

tight-assed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahyt-ast]
    • /ˈtaɪtˌæst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahyt-ast]
    • /ˈtaɪtˌæst/

Definitions of tight-assed word

  • adjective tight-assed rigidly self-controlled, inhibited, or conservative in attitude. 1
  • adjective tight-assed strait-laced and inhibited, as in behavior or attitudes 0

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Origin of tight-assed

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Tight-assed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tight-assed popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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