Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big-ass

/bˈɪɡˌæs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
big-ass
IPA
/bˈɪɡˌæs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very large; especially, very large and also expansive, fat, impressive, muscular, intimidating, or important.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From big + -ass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more big-ass (comparative) most big-ass (superlative) bigass (alternative) big ass (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce big-ass?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪɡˌæs/.
What does big-ass mean?
Very large; especially, very large and also expansive, fat, impressive, muscular, intimidating, or important.
Where does big-ass come from?
From big + -ass.

How to pronounce big-ass

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