Meaning of hard-assery | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being a hard-ass (a tough and combative person).

uncountable, vulgar

Examples

“The Dallas RNC was a festival of Cold War hard-assery.”

“They'd had two hours together last night. The Junior Cert was coming and her mam and dad were see-sawing between hardassery and judicial lenience, and on this occasion the lever had come down in her favour.”

“Late one night, my daughter told me I was a cool mom, but by the next morning I was the worst, and I'm honestly not sure which assertion worried me more. I like to dazzle them with my hardassery and surprise them with grace. Keeps them on their toes.”

“A character previously defined by his contempt and hard-assery now was entering a party in beautiful makeup and hair to sing "La Vie En Rose." That's quite the shift. Fans—newfound and old—adored it.”

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