Definition of half-ass

half-ass

• terrible, lousy, respect-less, lazy.

  He did a half-ass job on that car.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a lazy person.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Courtney C. from IL, USA on Jul 25 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'a lazy person':
almy	Definitions include: excessively fat or lazy.
sh*t-bag	Definitions include: a person who is lazy, good for nothing, incompetent, or have little regard for the law.
slack-jaw	Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin".
couch potato	Definitions include: a lazy person, especially someone who spends a extended period of time on a couch while watching television.
dosser	Definitions include: a lazy person - i.e. one who dosses.
loaf	Definitions include: to rest.
slackass	Definitions include: a lazy person.
bum around	Definitions include: to be lazy.
do the pooch	Definitions include: be lazy.
rest and vest	Definitions include: at a place of employment, to do little work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
drainer	Definitions include: a person who is a total slacker, or completely lazy.
loaf about	Definitions include: to be lazy.
piker	Definitions include: a lazy person.
lazy dog	Definitions include: a lazy person.
loaf around	Definitions include: to be lazy.
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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 'half':
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
be half bad	Definitions include: to be okay or good.
better half	Definitions include: one's significant other.
half a c*nt hair	Definitions include: A very small unit of measurement.
half-*ssed	Definitions include: Shoddy or poor workmanship.
half bad	Definitions include: See be half bad.
half-baked	Definitions include: not sufficiently thought out.
half-cheek sneak	Definitions include: to raise one buttock and to then flatuate.
half g	Definitions include: $500
half-hearted	Definitions include: lacking enthusiasm.
half in the bag	Definitions include: drunk.
half-pint	Definitions include: a short person.
half rack	Definitions include: a 12-pack of beer.
half-step	Definitions include: To act like you want to engage in a fight, but then back down once the other person fights back.
half-wit	Definitions include: in Australia the word half-wit is used to describe someone who is a twit or an idiot!

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