whole-ass

English

Etymology

From whole +‎ -ass, by analogy with half-ass, which appeared first. Also influenced by asshole.

Adjective

whole-ass (not comparable)

1. (slang, vulgar) Complete; total.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:total

   Coordinate terms: half-ass, half-assed, quarter-assed

   Did he just eat that whole-ass bag of candy without offering to share? He's a grown-ass man acting like a twelve-year-old!

   • 2018, Toy, chapter 2, in Forbidden Love from a Savage: An Urban Romance‎^[1], Sullivan Group Publishing,, →ISBN:

     "You are a whole-ass mess."

Verb

whole-ass (third-person singular simple present whole-asses, present participle whole-assing, simple past and past participle whole-assed)

1. (slang, vulgar) To perform a task completely and carefully.

   Coordinate terms: half-ass, quarter-ass

   • 2012, Norm Hiscock, Parks and Recreation, season 4, episode 16, spoken by Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman):

     Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.

See also

• put one's whole pussy into