variants
or dumb-ass
plural dumbasses or dumb-asses
informal + vulgar
: a foolish or stupid person : idiot
acting like a total dumbass
dumbass
adjective
or dumb-ass
informal + vulgar
This is a dumb-ass picture about dumb-ass men.
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Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
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People are now on alert and hopefully ordering out for pizza, cracking open a sixer, and getting ready to chomp into this new dumbass classic.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Personally, I’d take the dumbass over the know-it-all any day.
—Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Personally, I’d take the dumbass over the know-it-all any day.
—Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Dumbass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumbass. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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