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asshat

(North America, derogatory, slang, sometimes, vulgar, often, humorous) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(North America, derogatory, slang, sometimes, vulgar, often, humorous) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.

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  • “Buddy: Move to Russia, asshat.”

  • “Negativity and chaos sells a hell of a lot more than calm and competence. The MSM need people to tune in to the dementia riddled asshat in the Oval cuz it’s like reality tv and America loves their reality tv. It’s how this guy got elected in the first place”

  • “your boyfriend’s an asshat you just gotta accept it. you can’t control your jealousy, yes, but i can’t imagine someone getting jealous over a lesbian trying to make friends with a guy.”

Origin: From , 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Buddy: Move to Russia, asshat.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Negativity and chaos sells a hell of a lot more than calm and competence. The MSM need people to tune in to the dementia riddled asshat in the Oval cuz it’s like reality tv and America loves their reality tv. It’s how this guy got elected in the first place”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “your boyfriend’s an asshat you just gotta accept it. you can’t control your jealousy, yes, but i can’t imagine someone getting jealous over a lesbian trying to make friends with a guy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Remember kids, your local racist fetishizes the people they hate. Local infamous asshat pawlowski selling his used home decor.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Mission accomplished you Russian asshat (asset). He was installed to wreck it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·May 2, 2026

An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.

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