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We’re back again with this week’s curse word — ass. Let’s jump right on in!
Quotes
“Methought I was enamour’d of an ass.” — William Shakespeare
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” — Maya Angelou
“Love is more powerful than kicking ass.” — Jet Li
Etymology & History
The origin of ass is believed to come from the languages of Asia Minor. There are also elements of the word that are thought to be derived from Greek, Old Celtic, and the English word is related to Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Russian — all likely from the Latin word asinus.
A brief timeline of the word:
- 1700s, change from arse to ass
- 1785, polite speakers stopped using the term to refer to donkey
- 1860, nautical slang use
- 1930, popular in the USA
- 1935, asshole used by poet Dylan Thomas
Impact
From its slang origins in the 𓃘 — donkey, an animal seen as clumsy and stupid, to its expansive forms in asshole and asswipe, ass has found a home in our modern day as a word that we can use in moments of extreme humor, anger, sensuality, or to even demand respect.
Pop Culture
Ass, as a noun, is ranked as the 366th most popular word in English. Ass appears across the world (see ass around the world here (no pun intended). Here’s a few of our favorite ass references from pop culture.
Folks, we stopped right here because, well, ass is pretty raunchy when you’re searching for pop culture references. But please, if we missed something that was a little more tame — share!
Conclusion
Ass is definitely a word we use less often — perhaps only with close friends or family. Do you find it’s used more for humor or is it used more to express anger — something else entirely?
