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asshole

[as-hohl] / ˈæsˌhoʊl /
NOUN
(vulgar) contemptible person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
dickhead motherfucker shit son of a bitch
WEAK


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Even more heartening, once in a while an OP who’s been overwhelmingly judged to be the asshole will concede their mistakes and pledge to make amends.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2024

"Cobra Kai" revisits the same characters over 30 years later and we're forced to reconsider that Daniel was a bit of an asshole and that Johnny was going through some shit.

From Salon May 27, 2022

And yeah, it makes Boogie look like an asshole, but that’s part of this character.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2021

“I framed the story with me as the asshole dad because that’s my comedic persona and my fans and friends know it’s ‘a bit,'” Roderick wrote on his website.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2021

“When have you ever seen a horse be an asshole? Or a cow? They never are.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Despite having two lovable leads, Afterparty never fails to remind you that Lola and Milo are still kind of assholes whose actions on Earth earned them a spot in Hell.

From The Verge Oct. 29, 2019

As one white childhood friend said to me that day, “I have never attended any protest, but I figure it’s on us to show that these racist assholes don’t speak for all white folks.”

From Slate Aug. 10, 2018

And in the great tradition of fictional medical-genius assholes, noble friends like Rachel McAdams’ Christine Palmer stick with him in spite of his egotistic antics.

From The Verge Oct. 28, 2016

BOB: So, to paraphrase Sissy Farenthold, we will know when women have achieved some measure of gender equity when asshole women can be called assholes right alongside asshole men.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2012

“I mean it’s not like in the movies where girls like assholes or anything like that. It’s not that easy. They just like somebody that can give them a purpose.”

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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