having large buttocks.
The article called him a lazy, big-assed has-been.
very large and impressive.
a marina full of big-ass yachts.
outstanding for a specified quality.
a big-ass liar; another big-ass blockbuster.
important or self-important; influential.
a big-ass attorney.
First recorded in 1940–45
First recorded in 1945–50; the British variant was first recorded in 1810–15 big-ass for def. 1; and big-ass for defs. 2, 3, 4, in 1995–2000.
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I’ll get another big ass truck just to prove it to you.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
“Was it worth it? It’s a big ass question,” said Lilley, who was on the front lines of America’s Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan for almost 16 years.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2021
“My big ass foot stepped on the line,” Durant said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2021
As beloved local performer Josh Hedley told me, “Basically if you’re looking for a hat that isn’t a gift shop Bret Michaels hat, a big ass cowboy hat, or a $600 custom—HatWRKS was it. Period.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2021
And then I don’t even know what came over me but I hugged his big ass.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
“You’re telling a big-ass lie. I didn’t have the vision of even being in this position at that age. Never aspired to be connected to this, but always had love for sports.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Hey Buzz, turn it to channel 4 ‘ — in the days of the big-ass Zenith that weighed seven tons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
When I wanted a big-ass screen, I unfolded the thing, knocked out the built-in kickstand, plonked it on my desk, and used the Bluetooth keyboard on the surface in front of it.
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2022
I woulda hoped that he would’ve made the big-ass changes that we were hoping for and the big impact that we all thought was gonna happen.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2017
But Dray is too busy looking for the person who said he has a big-ass head to notice that Donna is trying to take the box from him.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
