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tight-assed — [tīt′ast] adj. Slang strait laced and inhibited, as in behavior or attitudes: objected to by some … English World dictionary
tight-assed — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective slang : rigidly proper, conventional, or inhibited … Useful english dictionary
tight — (adj.) mid 15c., dense, close, compact, from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr watertight, close in texture, solid, from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (Cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht stout from eating; M.H.G. dihte dense, thick, Ger. dicht dense, tight,… … Etymology dictionary
tight-arsed — ˈtight arsed ; (BrE) (NAmE ˈtight assed) adjective Main entry: ↑tight arse … Useful english dictionary
tight-ass — noun N. Amer. informal an inhibited, repressed, or excessively conventional person. Derivatives tight assed adjective … English new terms dictionary
tight-ass — n. informal an inhibited, repressed, or excessively conventional person Derivatives: tight assed adj … Useful english dictionary
be tight-arsed — British & Australian, very informal, American, very informal to be worried about small details that are not important. Don t ask Jack to get involved, he s so tight assed and really irritating … New idioms dictionary
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