asshat
English
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Etymology
From ass + hat, from the slang expression have one's head up one's ass, thus, wearing the ass as a hat. The term is extended to people who are clueless or bumbling, who don't understand what is going on.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæshæt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
asshat (plural asshats)
- (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
- 1998 July 23, T..., “Re: GREEN RIVER NARROWS, NC: ALL PUTINS CLOSED!!”, in rec.boats.paddle[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2018-10-04, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- the same connotations as "FUCKWITS." for less extreme cases i suggest ASSHATS
- 1999 July 23, madge, “California Hustle,”, in alt.fan.erik[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2018-10-04, message-ID <[email protected]>:
- 1977 CHiPs 3 3/4" action figures (5 different: Ponch, Jon, Sarge,Jimmy Squeaks, Stupid Fucking Asshat Erik Mouse, and Wheels Willie) $10-15 each
- 2006, Jen Lancaster, Bitter is the New Black […] , Penguin, →ISBN, page 224:
- While I wait, the air is abuzz with tales of other marathons while many set of eyes cut in my direction. Eventually an asshat in a JUST DO IT T-shirt asks me, “How's your training going?”
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- See also Thesaurus:idiot
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- “Some Notes On 'Asshat'” from Merriam–Webster
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