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    tight-arsed

    adjective

    • 1. mean with money; miserly: "I come from a family of tight-arsed bargain hunters"
    • 2. inhibited, repressed, or excessively conventional: "call us a tight-arsed nation, but the confessional culture doesn't seem to do too well here"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIGHT-ARSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    tight-arsed. Slang inhibited or conservative in attitude or behaviour.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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    Definition of tight-arsed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › tight-arsetight-arse - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    a person who controls their emotions and actions very carefully and does not like to break the rules. Check pronunciation: tight-arse. Definition of tight-arse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › tight-arsedTight-arsed - definition of tight-arsed by The Free Dictionary

    Define tight-arsed. tight-arsed synonyms, tight-arsed pronunciation, tight-arsed translation, English dictionary definition of tight-arsed. or n slang an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person ˈtight-ˌarsed , ˈtightˌassed adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th...

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIGHT-ARSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. slang. an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tight-arsed (ˈtight-ˌarsed) or US tightassed (ˈtightˌassed) adjective. Trends of. tight-arse. View usage for: Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer. Browse alphabetically. tight-arse. tight suit.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTIGHT-ARSED definition in American English - Collins Online...

    Definition of 'tight-arsed' tight-arsed in British English. (ˈtaɪtˌɑːst ) or tight-assed. adjective. slang. inhibited or conservative in attitude or behaviour. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Browse alphabetically. tight-arsed. tight timetable. tight turn. tight-fisted. All ENGLISH words that begin with 'T'

  8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishTIGHT ARSE - Definition in English - bab.la

    tight-ass(US English)noun(informal)1. a person who spends as little money as possible; a miser he's a notorious tight-arse and is always very hesitant about coughing up for anything when it comes to money, I’m a tight-ass who is at pains to avoid looking like one2. an inhibited, repressed, or excessively conventional personyou are the most butto...