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There are so many big ass oak trees on the river trail near my house. I love the character of old trees like this.
I'm lucky enough to share my studio with some fun people, including my friend Tara who is an English professor (actually I think ethics of journalism and some other important things. Anyway, we had a discussion on "ass" as an intensifier. Here's a deep dive...
"Ass" functions as a colloquial intensifier, attached as a suffix (e.g., "big-ass car," "cold-ass night") to add emphasis, meaning "very" or "extremely," but with a crude, informal tone, derived from its use in "badass" and evolving from a body part to a general emphatic marker for adjectives and nouns, conveying intensity.
How it works
Suffixation: It attaches to adjectives or nouns to intensify meaning, like "long-ass flight" (very long) or "lazy-ass husband" (very lazy).
Placement: It typically appears between the adjective and the noun it modifies (e.g., "sweet-ass car").
Origin: Its use likely stems from "badass," where "bad" in slang means "tough" or "cool," and the "ass" component generalized to other words for emphasis.
Key characteristics
Informal/Vulgar: It's considered colloquial and marked as vulgar, though it appears in mainstream media.
Syntactic Role: It's a bound morpheme (a suffix) that functions almost like a syntax element, creating new descriptive phrases.
Not just literal: It doesn't refer to the body part but adds emotional weight or emphasis, similar to how Dutch uses "kanker" (cancer) as an intensifier.
Examples
"That's a crazy-ass idea." (A very crazy idea)
"He's a grown-ass man." (A fully grown man)
"Take your sweet-ass time." (Take your time, but slowly/emphatically)
Minis above all else is about bringing joy. I hope you're having a joyous-ass time following along!
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