whole-ass

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

whole-ass (not comparable)

  1. (slang, vulgar) Complete; total.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:total
    Coordinate terms: half-ass, half-assed, quarter-assed
    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!
    • 2018, Toy, chapter 2, in Forbidden Love from a Savage: An Urban Romance‎[1], Sullivan Group Publishing,, →ISBN:
      "You are a whole-ass mess."

See also

Verb

whole-ass (third-person singular simple present whole-asses, present participle whole-assing, simple past and past participle whole-assed)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To perform a task completely and carefully.
    Coordinate terms: half-ass, quarter-ass
    Near-synonyms: put one's heart in, put one's whole pussy into
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