Asshole

/ˈæshoʊl/ noun

A crude insult calling someone a mean, selfish, or unpleasant person.

A compound of 'ass' (the animal, or crude slang for buttocks) and 'hole.' This insult emerged in American slang in the 1930s, treating the word anatomically but as a pure insult rather than descriptive reference.

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