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*The most common phonological and spelling variation of ] in American English, a word for the ] or for the ]<ref>“.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. www.bartleby.com/61/. Accessed 2006-10-23.</ref> | *The most common phonological and spelling variation of ] in American English, a word for the ] or for the ]<ref>“.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. www.bartleby.com/61/. Accessed 2006-10-23.</ref> | ||
*Ass, from Old English ''assa'', ultimately from Latin ''asinus'', is the older word for ]. | *Ass, from Old English ''assa'', ultimately from Latin ''asinus'', is the older word for ]. | ||
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Ass may refer to:
- The most common phonological and spelling variation of arse in American English, a word for the anus or for the buttocks
- Ass, from Old English assa, ultimately from Latin asinus, is the older word for donkey.
- Wild ass may mean the wild donkey, or it may mean its wild relative the onager, also known as a "half ass" -another animal of the horse genus.
- Figuratively, a buffoon (fool, idiot, clown). The ass (donkey) typified clumsiness and stupidity since ancient times; asshead dates to 1550, to make an ass of oneself to 1590 - this has been conflated with "arse".
- "Asses" is also the (English and Latin) plural of the as, a Roman weight and unit of money.
- Abbreviation of assinatura, Portuguese for "sign(ature)".
- In Old Norse mythology, an Áss is one of the Æsir.
- Ass is the local name of the Italian commune of Asso.
- Ass variations include and are not limited to: ass hole, jackass, ass-o-lantern, etc.
- Ass is the title of a 1973 album by the band Badfinger.
The acronym ASS stands for:
- ASS (gene), a human gene that encodes for the enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase.
- ASS (car), made in France from 1919 to 1920.
- After school special (TV program).
- American Science and Surplus, a seller of surplus and educational goods, many of which are odd, amusing, and/or useful.
- Alness (National Rail code: ASS), a railway station in the United Kingdom station information; Template:Mmukpcloc; live departures and arrivals.
- The German generic term for Aspirin (short for Acetylsalicylsäure, acetylsalicylic acid), comparable to the term ASA in some English-speaking countries.
- Advanced SubStation Alpha, a subtitles format.
- Asshole (game), a card game also known as Ass.
- Angle-Side-Side, a faulty proof of congruency of two triangles (also called SSA).
- American Sociological Association, known as the American Sociological Society until 1959.
- Austrian Social Service, an Austrian non-profit organization.
- African sleeping sickness.
References
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- “ass.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. www.bartleby.com/61/. Accessed 2006-10-23.