informal + impolite, of clothing
: not covering the buttocks
… chaps are, by definition, assless. Look at a cowboy. From behind.—
Benjamin Dreyer
Benjamin DreyerShe's wearing a translucent black dress; when she turns around, she reveals that the outfit is completely backless and also assless.—Julyssa Lopez
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Some of Bey’s Cowboy Carter looks have included assless chaps.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 June 2024
In 2019, Lizzo's VMA set featured a giant inflatable peachy posterior while her backup dancers bent over in an array of assless chaps.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 May 2023
As fashion month continues to rage on, the Uncut Gems star is pushing the boundaries of her street style through extreme looks, including but not limited to assless chaps, horse tail accessories, and a poodle embroidered on the front of an evening gown.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2023
Fringed knits charged the runway at Proenza Schouler and Bottega Veneta, denim was the material of choice at Schiaparelli, cowboy boots were paired with tweed suits at Chanel and no one can forget the assless chaps worn by Thom Browne’s cowboy models at the designer’s most recent show.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
Newsom chose to mark the state’s reopening on the same spot where Rose McGowan walked the VMA red carpet in an assless dress.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 June 2021
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 June 2024
In 2019, Lizzo's VMA set featured a giant inflatable peachy posterior while her backup dancers bent over in an array of assless chaps.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 May 2023
As fashion month continues to rage on, the Uncut Gems star is pushing the boundaries of her street style through extreme looks, including but not limited to assless chaps, horse tail accessories, and a poodle embroidered on the front of an evening gown.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2023
Fringed knits charged the runway at Proenza Schouler and Bottega Veneta, denim was the material of choice at Schiaparelli, cowboy boots were paired with tweed suits at Chanel and no one can forget the assless chaps worn by Thom Browne’s cowboy models at the designer’s most recent show.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
Newsom chose to mark the state’s reopening on the same spot where Rose McGowan walked the VMA red carpet in an assless dress.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 June 2021
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“Assless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assless. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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