Slang a strait-laced, inhibited person: regarded as mildly vulgar by some
tight ass
tight ass
noun
The definition of a tight ass is a person who is tense, uptight, inhibited and can't relax.
An example of a tight ass is a person who never laughs at any jokes or goes out to have a good time.
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tight ass
noun
Vulgar SlangA person who is rigidly conventional.
Related Forms:
- tight′-assed′
adjective
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Noun
(plural tightasses)
- (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.
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