Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A contemptible or detestable person.
- noun A clumsy or socially inept person.
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- noun pejorative, slang, vulgar an
obnoxiously ignorant person; afool .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And someone warn me if I'm overusing the word asshat here.
Why review comics? or, the Fight Club syndrome | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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Well, now that this asshat is in the spotlight someone ask him how much his organization ponied-up for hurricane relief.
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Jump forward to today as this asshat is playing golf, eating cake and sucking up to billionaires while ignoring a situation that the rest of the world, anyone with a television or the internets, and even Mr. Bill saw coming, using torture to get confessions, shooting our own citizens, and giving photo ops priority over rescue efforts?
Think Progress » Bush pledges no shared national sacrifice: 2005
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Someone asked about the word asshat, a word with growing utility in our oh-so shrill and radical lefty bloggy discourse.
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Off topic: I love the word asshat, where did it come from?
Lefty men can still be full of macho sexist shit (celeb edition) 2006
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I think I mentioned some time ago the origin of "asshat" - my thing with adding curse words to other words to have more fun cursing.
my senators are wankers hothead 2004
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I think I’ll continue sleeping easy, knowing that W-asshat is out of it for good.
Think Progress » College Republicans create ‘W’ Day to honor Bush. 2010
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I’m pretty sure asshat is universally known. what I know is how to rock a microphone cuz I get stupid I mean outrageous stay away from me, if you’re contagious
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You’ll be off sipping mojitos with your girlfriends and completely relaxed from not picking up some entitled asshat’s dirty socks, that’s what.
My rape story 2005
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| Reply | Permalink this supposed asshat aka mormon mit .. or as i like to say, moron mit is a joke
Romney: Theories About Me Polling Myself Are Like 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2009
johnwarren commented on the word asshat
Incredibly stupid Web neologism.
January 2, 2007
lorilori commented on the word asshat
Oh, but sometimes, it truly, truly fits :)
January 2, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word asshat
I want to like this word. I really do.
February 3, 2007
seanahan commented on the word asshat
Are you sure this is a web neologism? It seems like it might come from Family Guy or something.
February 3, 2007
seanahan commented on the word asshat
http://www.mtannoyances.com/?p=341
February 3, 2007
debbiekrupski commented on the word asshat
There's now a zeitgeist associated with asshat in the twitter community. Well, at least two of us!
May 6, 2007
skipvia commented on the word asshat
Reminds me of ass face from Waiting for Guffman. "I hate you, and I hate your ass face!"
October 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word asshat
I used this word today, and my S.O. mentioned that someone at work said about a company they work with that it was a bastion of asshattery. I love that phrase in so many ways....
March 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word asshat
Don't like.
April 10, 2008
sionnach commented on the word asshat
I much prefer the term assmarmot.
April 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word asshat
Much better.
April 10, 2008
kevtam commented on the word asshat
A total tool. "Why did you do that? You're such an asshat."
May 13, 2009
johnmuth commented on the word asshat
slang, derrogatory, possibly one who has his head up his ass
June 11, 2009