Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at asses.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Asses.

Examples

  • The party pushed on beyond the moraine to a hill of considerable height, which gave a fine view of the country toward Mount Aymon and the so-called Asses 'Ears.

    Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence Agassiz, Louis 1885

  • He is so full of ardour and spirit that I remember, poor lad, when I left him, as I thought, hard at work on that well-known problem of Euclid vulgarly called the Asses 'Bridge, -- I found him describing a figure of 8 on the village pond, which was only just frozen over!

    Lucretia — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • He is so full of ardour and spirit that I remember, poor lad, when I left him, as I thought, hard at work on that well-known problem of Euclid vulgarly called the Asses '

    Lucretia — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Damien Pip and thomas are still there ya see them ever once in a while in the backgrounds and i know all 3 are in the movie watching Asses of Fire

    South park | My[confined]Space 2009

  • Is this any more mature than calling Democrats ‘Jack Asses’ or ‘Demorats’?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Racism and The Tea Partiers 2010

  • Once I was doing a professional presentation and had a typo on my power point slides Asses instead of Assess.

    Yet Another Brief Note On the Importance of Proofreading 2010

  • Hey Aurora dumb Asses, all reputable hotels already have that requirement.

    Health Reform | Obama's New Strategy, Democrats, Republicans 2009

  • This story has served the Herald two days, the first to say I was there, and the next to say I had resignd it!! — tis useless to be angry, but if the Asses that meddle with another mans business before they know it were buried three times as deep as your poor Wife, I would not were [i.e. wear] black for them. —

    Letter 103 2009

  • Yes, I spotted some Batmans and Kick-Asses and women dressed in Princess Leia bikinis.

    Comic-Con 2010: 'Tron,''Scott Pilgrim' and more on day one agenda 2010

  • My thinking is we got a bunch of JAck-Asses on this Blog, Agree?

    A Kind Word For Fisi* 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.