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butthurt

Syllables: butt·hurtUK/ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/US/ˈbʌtˌhɝt/

butthurt adjective: overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

Adjective

butthurt (comparative more butthurt, superlative most butthurt)

  1. (Internet, slightly vulgar) Overly 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)
    • "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

Noun

butthurt (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, slightly vulgar) A 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.
    • The amount of butthurt in this scenario was phenomenal […]2015, J. S. Frankel, Picture (im)perfect, page 138

butthurt meaning in Malay

butthurt in Malay

(slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
koyak
(slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
koyak

Synonyms of butthurt

Forms of butthurt

comparativemore butthurt
superlativemost butthurt
alternative formbutt-hurt

Origin of butthurt

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

Words formed from butthurt

Questions about butthurt

What does butthurt mean?
Butthurt means overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
What is butthurt in Malay?
Butthurt in Malay is koyak. See Butthurt meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is butthurt?
Butthurt can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce butthurt?
Butthurt is pronounced /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/ (US).

Words near butthurt in the dictionary

  1. buttheads
  2. butthole
  3. buttholes
  4. butthook
  5. butthooks
  6. butthurt
  7. butthurtness
  8. buttie
  9. buttied
  10. butties
  11. Buttigieg

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