blessed assurance
blessed assurance · blessed assurances
Buttocks, assButtocks, ass.
/ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/
Meaning
1 senses(Southern, US, euphemistic)Buttocks, ass.
I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.
Origin
From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the secoFrom blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.
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Forms
plural: blessed assurances| Singular | blessed assurance |
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See also
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