Asshole

//æshoʊl//

Definitions

1
The anus.
That homemade hot sauce of yours got me twice, both coming and going. My asshole is still sore.
2
A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person.
My former landlord was a world-class asshole. Fortunately my current landlord is an actual human being.
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jerk dick
3
A receptacle under a fire grate for collecting ashes.
Esshole, Asshole, the hole under the fire to hold ashes.

Word Origin

Variant of earlier arsehole, from Middle English arshole, arcehoole, equivalent to ass + hole. Cognate with Norwegian rasshøl (“asshole”), Swedish arsle (“asshole”). Compare also German Arschloch (“as...

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