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Definition of tight-ass
tight-ass 
adjective
- very tight. See "-ass".
You are a tight-ass singer.
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 10 2010.
noun
- a stingy person.
You'll never get a donation from that tight-ass.
- See more words with the same meaning: stingy or greedy.
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
- an uptight person.
Citation from The West Wing blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
Last edited on Jun 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 26 2011.
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