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ASSHOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asshole mean?
• ASSHOLE (noun)
The noun ASSHOLE has 2 senses:
1. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
2. vulgar slang for anus
Familiarity information: ASSHOLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
asshole; bastard; cocksucker; dickhead; mother fucker; motherfucker; prick; shit; SOB; son of a bitch; whoreson
Hypernyms ("asshole" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Domain usage:
dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Vulgar slang for anus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arse; arsehole; asshole; bunghole
Hypernyms ("asshole" is a kind of...):
anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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