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
Julyssa LopezExamples of assless in a Sentence
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But no one was sporting assless chaps in our suite.
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John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
The model and actress wore a gorgeous beige corset with assless chaps.
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Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2025
Leigh Bowery, the fashion icon and transgressive performance artist, designed several costumes (assless slacks; sparkly bondage suits) for Atlas’s video pieces and often appeared on-screen as a kind of spiritual hype man.
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Beatrice Loayza,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Some of Bey’s Cowboy Carter looks have included assless chaps.
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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.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN,
3 May 2023
Newsom chose to mark the state’s reopening on the same spot where Rose McGowan walked the VMA red carpet in an assless dress.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 June 2021
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John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
The model and actress wore a gorgeous beige corset with assless chaps.
—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
14 Apr. 2025
Leigh Bowery, the fashion icon and transgressive performance artist, designed several costumes (assless slacks; sparkly bondage suits) for Atlas’s video pieces and often appeared on-screen as a kind of spiritual hype man.
—
Beatrice Loayza,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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