their ass

English

Pronoun

their ass (personal pronoun; the third person, (at least) nominative/objective/reflexive cases, singular)

  1. (vulgar, slang, the third person singular) they (in the singular); them (in the singular); themself (in the singular); themselves (in the singular).
    Someone better get their ass over here and fix the heater.
    If anyone fucks with it, I'll teach their ass to mind their business.

Usage notes
  • The plural counterpart is their asses. See singular they and themself regarding grammatical number.
  • It is not unusual for themselves to be used also in the singular under the influence of formal agreement versus notional agreement: Anyone who steps down from there might hurt themselves. Such use of their asses is also possible but less common. Compare also usage of y'all and all y'all that (in some variants) preserves some inflectional distinction for singular, plural, and indefinite.
  • See ass ยง Usage notes regarding the metonymy (and the potential reflexivity).

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