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Definition of "hard-ass" [hard-ass]

  • Vulgar Slang One who inflexibly follows or enforces rules. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hard-ass" in a sentence
  • "If she were a man, she’d be called a hard-ass, but because she wore skirts, she was referred to by some as a real bitch."
  • "I can be a hard-ass, but I shut my office door and sat down and cried."
  • "Gibbs is a hard-ass, but a very nice hard-ass, who usually has all the answers thanks to his well-honed "gut.""