swass

English

Etymology

Blend of sweaty +‎ ass.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swæs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

swass (countable and uncountable, plural swasses)

(Canada, US, slang) A sweaty ass (buttocks).
Wipe off the machines after you use them. No one wants to breathe in your swass!
- 1997, “Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1997”, in The Shipbuilder, Norwell, M.A.: Norwell High School, page 92, column 2:
  I, Christopher Eskin, leave to SB Mtn. Dew. Mike 'n' Ikes, and peace with KE; CH a keeper and less injuries; AD less swass, "at least" and NY; DI an empty playground; RH "at least," pie, + NY; KB and KE my love and friendship; KM my attitude; KL a phonecall; GJ some bass; MB a strike; JS a golf lesson; and AS a tray.
- 2007, Dave Bidini, Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs, Toronto, Ont.: Emblem, published 2008, →ISBN, page 228:
  Dragging our swasses out of the Hillview — which, in the end, proved safe and clean and secure — we hailed a taxi and headed through the African night, my mind good and twisted after thirteen hours of travel.
- 2016 July 6, Colonel Edmund J. Burke, “SOLUTION FOR A SWEATY ANUS”, in uk.rec.driving‎^[1] (Usenet):
  Dash Riprock writes in with a question about his anus: "Embarassing^[sic] but sometimes my anus gets chapped and it hurts like fuk^[sic]... i think it's just from sweating alot^[sic] cause i'm a good wiper... Why the feck does that happen to me, not down with this painful swass."
- 2016 August 27, Christopher Rosen, “Jessica Alba explains 'swass' to Jimmy Fallon”, in Entertainment Weekly‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Dotdash Meredith, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 June 2024:
  While discussing her husband Cash Warren and his apparel company Pair of Thieves, Alba revealed the Pair of Thieves underwear line comes with a no "swass" guarantee.
- 2018, Shilo Jones, On the Up, [Toronto, Ont.]: McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 132:
  Because it's a political statement, today, to say: I am happy. I am one hundred per cent committed to my own happiness. Above all else. It's the new free love, but with less swass. Right, great. Me too!
- 2023 July 19, “10 Products To Make Butt Sweat Bearable This Summer”, in HuffPost‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-06-15:
  If you're at the point in your "swass" journey where you've gotten an uncomfortable itch from excessive moisture, this deodorizing Remedy Soap can help.