asshat
nounUS /ˈæshæt/
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.
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Canada, US, Derogatory, Humorous, Often, Slang, Sometimes, Vulgar An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
- the same connotations as "FUCKWITS." for less extreme cases i suggest ASSHATS1998 July 23, T..., “Re: GREEN RIVER NARROWS, NC: ALL PUTINS CLOSED!!”, in rec.boats.paddle (Usenet), retrieved 04 Oct 2018, message-ID <6p7j7t$r21$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>:
- 1977 CHiPs 3 3/4" action figures (5 different: Ponch, Jon, Sarge,Jimmy Squeaks, Stupid Fucking Asshat Erik Mouse, and Wheels Willie) $10-15 each1999 July 23, madge, “California Hustle,”, in alt.fan.erik (Usenet), retrieved 04 Oct 2018, message-ID <m-2307991051020001@ppp204184.asahi-net.or.jp>:
2 more examples
- 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?”2006, Jen Lancaster, Bitter is the New Black […] , Penguin, →ISBN, page 224:
- Anyone who would make a claim like this on national TV is a real asshat.2007, John Hargrave, Prank the Monkey: The Zug Book of Pranks, Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 188:
- Derived terms
- asshatness, asshattery, asshattish, asshattitude, asshatty
- Related terms
- assclown, arseclown