Asshole

/æshoʊl/ · noun

Meaning

(vulgar) The anus..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

That homemade hot sauce of yours got me twice, both coming and going. My asshole is still sore.

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.

My former landlord was a world-class asshole. Fortunately my current landlord is an actual human being.

He philosophised all day about Morandi, Klee, Miró and Picasso, and was such an asshole that he spelled "cunt" with a "d".

She posted her story on Reddit to ask if she was, in fact, the asshole, and the results showed that she was not. […] They are the assholes for thinking they and their little crotch-spawn were special and exempt from the event guidelines.

Welcome to the Northeast, the asshole of America.

You oughta have better sense than to trust anyone with anything in this asshole place.

Synonyms for asshole

Antonyms for asshole

Related Words

Word Forms

• assholes
• arsehole
• asswhole
• basshole
• esshole

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