English Explanatory Dictionary

blessed assurance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. buttocks, ass.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blessed assurance.wav /ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/

Word forms

blessed assurance blessed assurances

Etymology

From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.

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