Definition of cover (one's) ass

cover (one's) ass

verb

• to do something in order to have plausible deniability in case something goes wrong.

                                                                                                                     
  
                                            
  
                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Killer App", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 12 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Feb 01 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 01 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'ass':
all over (one's) *ss	Definitions include: pestering a person.
all over (one's) *sses	Definitions include: pestering multiple people.
AP	Definitions include: short for ass-poopin'.
*ss	Definitions include: anything displeasing.
-*ss	Definitions include: used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness; "very", "really", "extremely".
*ss-backwards	Definitions include: in reverse or totally incorrect
*ss bag	Definitions include: a general insult.
*ss blast	Definitions include: instance of flatulence.
*ss breath	Definitions include: Extreme halitosis.
*ss cable	Definitions include: solid bodily waste discharged through the anus.
*ss-can	Definitions include: a despicable person.
*ss clown	Definitions include: one who appears foolish, like a clown.
*ss crack	Definitions include: the cleft between the buttocks.
*ss-crack of dawn	Definitions include: very early in the day.
*ss-dough	Definitions include: is where you get money for sittin' on your ass.
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Other terms relating to 'cover':
blow (one's) cover	Definitions include: to reveal a person's lie(s).
cover	Definitions include: admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc.
cover band	Definitions include: a band or singer that mostly plays ("covers") other artists' songs.
cover charge	Definitions include: admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc.
CYA	Definitions include: acronym for "cover your ass."

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