Hard-ass
[hahrd-as] /ˈhɑrdˌæs/
noun, Slang: Vulgar.
1.
a person who follows rules and regulations meticulously and enforces them without exceptions.
adjective
: Some are hard-ass disciplinarians/ even your most hardassed rightwingers had some showboat in them
noun
A severe and often pugnacious person;: I’ve gotten the reputation as being a hard-ass (1940s+)
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