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assholes

assholes is the plural of asshole.

Meaning of asshole

Noun (1)

asshole (plural assholes)

  1. (US, vulgar) The anus.
    • That homemade hot sauce of yours got me twice, both coming and going. My asshole is still sore.
  2. (US, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, immoral, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person.
    • My former landlord was a world-class asshole. Fortunately my current landlord is an actual human being.
    Synonyms:
    jerk, dick
  3. (US, broadly, vulgar, often appositional) Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.
    • Welcome to the Northeast, the asshole of America.

Noun (2)

asshole (plural assholes)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, US, obsolete) A receptacle under a fire grate for collecting ashes; an ash-hole.
    • Esshole, Asshole, the hole under the fire to hold ashes.1775, Tim Bobbin [John Collier], The Miscellaneous Works of Tim Bobbin, Esq., →OCLC, page 68

Phrases with assholes

Questions about assholes

What is assholes the plural of?
Assholes is the plural of asshole.

Words near assholes in the dictionary

  1. assholeish
  2. assholeishness
  3. assholeness
  4. assholeries
  5. assholery
  6. assholes
  7. assholey
  8. assholic
  9. assholiness
  10. assholio
  11. assholios

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