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tightass.

Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.

    Canada · US · mildly · slang · vulgar
  2. Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.

    Canada · US · mildly · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from tight-assed; equivalent to tight + ass.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.