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butthole

US/ˈbʌtˌhoʊl/

butthole noun: the anus.

Noun

butthole (plural buttholes)

  1. (Canada, US, euphemistic, mildly, slang, vulgar) The anus.
    • My butthole is on fire from that dang hot sauce of yours.
    • Opinions are like buttholes, Everyone has one but sometimes they stink and you don't want to hear them2021, Angela Emz, Quora
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory, euphemistic) An objectionable person; a bastard; a jerk.
    • Don't be such a butthole.
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, euphemistic) An unpleasant or undesirable place.
    • the butthole of America
    Synonyms:
    armpit, asshole[vulgar]]>

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Forms of butthole

pluralbuttholes

Origin of butthole

From butt + hole.

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Questions about butthole

What does butthole mean?
Butthole means the anus.
What part of speech is butthole?
Butthole is a noun.
How do you pronounce butthole?
Butthole is pronounced /ˈbʌtˌhoʊl/ (US).
What is the plural of butthole?
The plural of butthole is buttholes.

Words near butthole in the dictionary

  1. butthead
  2. buttheaded
  3. buttheadedly
  4. buttheadedness
  5. buttheads
  6. butthole
  7. buttholes
  8. butthook
  9. butthooks
  10. butthurt
  11. butthurtness

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