butthurt

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US/ˈbʌtˌhɝt/UK/ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/

adjective

Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

“He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society.”

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivebutthurt (comparative more butthurt, superlative most butthurt)

comparative more butthurt · superlative most butthurt · alternative butt-hurt

  1. Internetslightly vulgarOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

    "... oh my. dont get so butthurt, ... i cant even remember what i wrote. anyhow, no i've never been to newyork. and yes i know that graffiti started there.."

    1996 November 12, kev...@aol.com, “WRITERS WITH HALF A BRAIN”, in alt.graffiti (Usenet)
    1 more example

    "Move over!" Mason motions to Glyn, as he takes a seat at the round table next to the guys. "Oh, don't be so butthurt, I was just messing with you, Bromigo," Glyn says, still laughing a bit while taking a big swig of his beer.

    2018 April 10, John Travis Green, “Chapter 4: The Hallow”, in The Cousin Seven: Beasts of Summer Hallow, illustrated edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 39

    Synonyms: assmad, buttsore, buttmad

nounbutthurt (uncountable)

alternative butt-hurt

  1. Internetuncountableslightly vulgarA feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.

    He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society.

    1 more example

    The amount of butthurt in this scenario was phenomenal […]

    2015, J. S. Frankel, Picture (im)perfect, page 138

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

Origin

From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below.

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Translations

Danish tøsefornærmet, have ondt i røven
  • tøsefornærmet(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • have ondt i røven(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
Finnish mielensäpahoitus, peppukipeys
  • mielensäpahoitus(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • peppukipeys(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • peppukipu(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
French offusqué, coincé du cul
  • offusqué(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • coincé du cul(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
German Arschleid
  • Arschleid(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
Hungarian sértődött, sértett
  • sértődött(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • sértett(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • érzékenykedős(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • sértettség(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
Malay koyak, koyak
  • koyak(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • koyak(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
Polish ból dupy
  • ból dupy(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
Russian батхёрт, баттхёрт
  • батхёрт (batxjórt)(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • баттхёрт (battxjórt)(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • попобо́ль (popobólʹ)(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • бомбану́тый пука́н (bombanútyj pukán)(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
Spanish encabronado, emputado
  • encabronado(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • emputado(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • demasiado ofendido(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • superfluamente resentido(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
Cite this entry
APA

butthurt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthurt

MLA

“butthurt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthurt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butthurt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butthurt.

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