ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Asshole

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /æshoʊl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Asshole is a noun meaning (vulgar) The anus.

Meaning

(vulgar) The anus.

More Meanings

  1. (vulgar, by extension, often appositional) Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.
  2. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) A receptacle under a fire grate for collecting ashes; an ash-hole.
  3. (vulgar, derogatory or offensive, synecdochic) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, immoral, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person.

Example Sentences

Welcome to the Northeast, the asshole of America.
She said she couldn't wiggle when she had the doorknob in her asshole.
'You talk as if you were born without an asshole,' he cried to Commander Semmes.
You oughta have better sense than to trust anyone with anything in this asshole place.

Word Forms

Synonyms for asshole

Depending on context, synonyms include jerk, dick, anus, butthole, armpit, shithole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include arse, arsehole, anus, fuck, moron, dickhead.

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