Meanings
- InternetabbreviationinitialismReddit slangInitialism of am I the asshole/arsehole?.
A number of Am-I-The-Asshole scenarios raced through his mind. AITA if I tell her I have a highly contagious disease and she'd better check in to the Bounty Bay's ER right now?
2020, Tracey Alvarez, Trust Your Heart1 more example
A few weeks ago, a post went viral in which the author seeks a public verdict on the question “AITA for asking my roommates to remove their dildos from the bathroom mirror in a way that was not kind?”
2023 May 13, Van Badham, “The culture of mistrust is bleeding into our personal lives. No wonder there’s a sex recession”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
From r/AmITheAsshole, a community on Reddit where users ask for feedback on whether they behaved inappropriately in interpersonal conflicts.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
AITA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AITA
“AITA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AITA. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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