swamp-assed

swamp-assed
 n.β€” Β«The doors slid open to reveal Ronnie in his dress uniform and (for lack of a more appropriate term) he was swamp-assed. He must have drank 3 liters of water to combat his sweating.Β» β€”β€œUSS Serapis: Wait For It” by Gary Knerr Usenet: alt.starfleet.rpg Jan. 31, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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