ass-licker

noun

"ass-licker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ass-licker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who performs anilingus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ass-licker · ass-licker · English

ass-licker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for ass-licker
PropertyValue
Headwordass-licker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ass-licker” in English

ass-lickerranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ass-licker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ass-licker in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage. The correct English form is ass-licker, spelled A-S-S---L-I-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who performs anilingus.
  2. 2
    Someone who succumbs to authority, someone who excessively flatters or submits to authority figures in order to gain favor or secure a reward.
  3. 3
    Any contemptible person.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ass-licker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If they’re to make anything of themselves, they must instead become ass-lickers, lap dogs and sycophants.

Etymology

Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ass-licker"?
"ass-licker" is spelled A-S-S---L-I-C-K-E-R.
What does "ass-licker" mean?
As a noun, "ass-licker" means: Someone who performs anilingus.
What is the origin of the word "ass-licker"?
Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list