tightass
tightass · tightasses
Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant…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.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, mildly, slang, 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.
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(Canada, US, mildly, slang, vulgar)Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.
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Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
person that does not know how to have fun:
stingy person:
Origin
Back-formation from tight-assed; equivalent to tight + ass.Back-formation from tight-assed; equivalent to tight + ass.
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