blessed assurance

/ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/

noun

buttocks, ass.

“I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.”

Meanings

nounblessed assurance (plural blessed assurances)

plural blessed assurances

  1. SouthernUSeuphemisticbuttocks, ass.

    I'm just going to sit here on my blessed assurance until Jesus comes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From blessed + assurance, in reference to the 1873 hymn “Blessed Assurance”, with the second element taken as a minced oath for ass.

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APA

blessed assurance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blessed%20assurance

MLA

“blessed assurance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blessed%20assurance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blessed assurance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blessed%20assurance.

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