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Back-formation from tight-assed; equivalent to tight + ass.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Back-formation from tight-assed; equivalent to tight + ass.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.