quarter-ass

verb

To perform a task very incompletely or carelessly, to a more extreme degree than half-assing.

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Meanings

verbquarter-ass (third-person singular simple present quarter-asses, present participle quarter-assing, simple past and past participle quarter-assed)

present singular third person quarter-asses · participle present quarter-assing · participle past quarter-assed · past quarter-assed

  1. humorousslangvulgarTo perform a task very incompletely or carelessly, to a more extreme degree than half-assing.
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APA

quarter-ass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-ass

MLA

“quarter-ass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-ass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-ass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-ass.

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