tight-assn.adj.

Forms: Also tight-arse.

Etymology: Back-formation < tight-assed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtight-ass.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

An inhibited or strait-laced person; occasionally a stingy person, a skinflint. Frequently attributive passing into adj. = tight-assed adj.; occasionally applied (literal) to clothes: fitting tightly around the buttocks.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > not manifesting emotion

stolidc1600

sodden1601

inexpressive1744

neutral1760

expressionless1831

fishy-eyed1836

undemonstrative1846

contained1882

dead-pan1928

stone-faced1932

tight-assed1961

tight-ass1969

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > quality of not manifesting emotion > person

tight-ass1969

distancer1976

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > close-fitting

straita1387

justc1440

sitting1440

close1488

well-fitted1590

close-bodied1677

succinct1714

tightish1775

tight1784

full-fashioned1812

skintight1838

snug1838

fully-fashioned1844

tight-fitting1846

close-fitting1870

slim1884

skin-fitting1915

skinny1915

slinky1921

tight-ass1969

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > of the worst kind

Jew1508

hood-pick?a1513

miser?1577

share-penny1606

flay-flint1672

skinflint1699

flint1841

skin1900

tight-ass1969

1969 P. Roth Portnoy's Complaint 79 A really constrained and tight-ass human being.

1970 J. G. Vermandel Dine with Devil iii. 11 A well-muscled, virile-looking type with a neat little beard, who favors tight-ass pants and rather beautiful, flowing shirts.

1972 ‘E. McBain’ Sadie when she Died x. 105 ‘Don't be such a tight-ass,’ the girl said. ‘I'm thirsty as hell here.’

1972 Southerly 32 103 Jenny was very friendly but very tightarse inhibited headinnamess.

1981 M. Gordon Company of Women ii. iv. 190 My three o'clock class was an incredible bummer. Bunch of tight asses. Tight-ass kids.

1982 J. Sherwood Shot in Arm x. 96 As though any policeman in his senses would pocket cash..with a virgin-faced tight-arse like Verney looking on.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tight-ass
释义	tight-assn.adj. Forms: Also tight-arse. Etymology: Back-formation < tight-assed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtight-ass. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). An inhibited or strait-laced person; occasionally a stingy person, a skinflint. Frequently attributive passing into adj. = tight-assed adj.; occasionally applied (literal) to clothes: fitting tightly around the buttocks. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > not manifesting emotion stolidc1600 sodden1601 inexpressive1744 neutral1760 expressionless1831 fishy-eyed1836 undemonstrative1846 contained1882 dead-pan1928 stone-faced1932 tight-assed1961 tight-ass1969 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > quality of not manifesting emotion > person tight-ass1969 distancer1976 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > close-fitting straita1387 justc1440 sitting1440 close1488 well-fitted1590 close-bodied1677 succinct1714 tightish1775 tight1784 full-fashioned1812 skintight1838 snug1838 fully-fashioned1844 tight-fitting1846 close-fitting1870 slim1884 skin-fitting1915 skinny1915 slinky1921 tight-ass1969 the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] > niggard or mean person > of the worst kind Jew1508 hood-pick?a1513 miser?1577 share-penny1606 flay-flint1672 skinflint1699 flint1841 skin1900 tight-ass1969 1969 P. Roth Portnoy's Complaint 79 A really constrained and tight-ass human being. 1970 J. G. Vermandel Dine with Devil iii. 11 A well-muscled, virile-looking type with a neat little beard, who favors tight-ass pants and rather beautiful, flowing shirts. 1972 ‘E. McBain’ Sadie when she Died x. 105 ‘Don't be such a tight-ass,’ the girl said. ‘I'm thirsty as hell here.’ 1972 Southerly 32 103 Jenny was very friendly but very tightarse inhibited headinnamess. 1981 M. Gordon Company of Women ii. iv. 190 My three o'clock class was an incredible bummer. Bunch of tight asses. Tight-ass kids. 1982 J. Sherwood Shot in Arm x. 96 As though any policeman in his senses would pocket cash..with a virgin-faced tight-arse like Verney looking on. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1969
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