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> On the other hand, I guess words like fatass have this same problem of equating the person with something the person possesses. On the third hand, I'm not su
by JadeNB 4y ago
> On the other hand, I guess words like fatass have this same problem of equating the person with something the person possesses.
On the third hand, I'm not sure that "fatass" really means "your ass is fat" specifically; I've always understood it to mean "you are fat, and an ass." That is, I take it in this respect to be like "dumbass": "you are dumb, and an ass", not "your ass is dumb".
- hunter2_ 4y agoTouché (or tushy, as the case may be).
- tshaddox 4y agoI've never been aware of your interpretation. I've always understood "fat-ass" to just mean "fat," or perhaps closely-associated derogatory traits like "sedentary" or "lazy."
- JadeNB 4y ago> I've never been aware of your interpretation. I've always understood "fat-ass" to just mean "fat," or perhaps closely-associated derogatory traits like "sedentary" or "lazy." Yes, that is my interpretation—unless you mean to dispute my claim that "fat-ass" means "fat, and an ass" by asserting instead that "-ass" is a meaningless intensifier. I'm also OK with that interpretation; what I mean to reject is the interpretation that "fat-ass" means anything specifically about a fat ass, as opposed to fatness in general.
- tshaddox 4y agoTo me “ass” is almost always used to mean someone is either rude or stupid, and “fat-ass” implies neither of those things.
- PantaloonFlames 4y agoWhy is it fat-ass or dumb-ass, and not fat+ass and dumb+ass ?