English Explanatory Dictionary

ass crack of dawn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-ass crack of dawn.wav

Word forms

ass crack of dawn

Etymology

From ass crack jocularly replacing crack in the (preexisting) noun phrase crack of dawn (= "break of dawn"); although ass crack (cleft, gap) and crack (break) are cognate, the jocularity nonetheless rests on the disjunction that is cognitively close to (albeit by some standards not technically) a pun.

Synonyms

butt crack of dawn
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