English Explanatory Dictionary

tightass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  2. Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.

Word forms

tightass tightasses tight-arse

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nervous wreck worrywart jitterbug
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