Meanings
plural assholisms · alternative arseholeism · alternative arsehole-ism · alternative assholeism · alternative asshole-ism · alternative arseholism
- countableslanguncountablevulgarConsistently antisocial behavior.
I've often observed that assholeism tends to run in families.
1979, J. T. Nichols, A ghost in the music, page 181 more example
[…] I embraced him [Mark Harris] because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included
1970, Seymour Krim, Shake It For The World, Smartass, page 30Synonyms: assholedom, assholery, assholic, assholey
Synonyms & antonyms
nounConsistently antisocial behavior.
Origin
From asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by Seymour Krim), apparently from Beat Generation slang. Also popularized by the main character named Divine from the John Waters film Pink Flamingos.
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