tightass
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from tight-assed;[1] equivalent to tight + ass.
Noun[edit]
tightass (plural tightasses) (Canada, US)
- (slang, mildly vulgar) Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.
- (slang, mildly vulgar) Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.
Synonyms[edit]
- (person worried about insignificant things): jitterbug, nervous wreck, worrywart; see also Thesaurus:worrier
Translations[edit]
person that does not know how to have fun
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stingy person
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References[edit]
- ^ “tightass, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
