blessed assurance

noun

blessed assurance

noun

/ˈblɛsɪd əˈʃʊɹəns/

Etymology 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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Southern, US, Euphemistic buttocks, ass.

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

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