Meanings
- CanadaUSuncountablevulgarAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
Synonyms: butt crack of dawn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
Origin
From ass crack jocularly replacing crack in the (preexisting) noun phrase crack of dawn (= "break of dawn"); although ass crack (cleft, gap) and crack (break) are cognate, the jocularity nonetheless rests on the disjunction that is cognitively close to (albeit by some standards not technically) a pun.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ass crack of dawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass%20crack%20of%20dawn
“ass crack of dawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass%20crack%20of%20dawn. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ass crack of dawn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ass%20crack%20of%20dawn.
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