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opinions are like assholes

US/əˈpɪnjənz ɑːɹ laɪ̯k ˈæsˌhoʊlz/

opinions are like assholes proverb: everyone has opinions, and most people's opinions are of exceedingly poor quality.

Proverb

opinions are like assholes

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, usually, vulgar) Everyone has opinions, and most people's opinions are of exceedingly poor quality.
    • “Opinions are like assholes,” Tipsy began again. “That would be correct,” Few confirmed acidly. “It's an understatement, too.” “Some people have more than one asshole?” Tipsy asked naively. “Okay. Okay.” Quentin placed both his hands ...2010, Jim Nisbet, Windward Passage: A Novel, Abrams, →ISBN
    • Opinions are like assholes and that's all I see. Ya you're so picture perfect. How's it feel to be perfect. Ya you're perfect. Picture perfect to me. What you got comes in a small pill. Pretty sure I've had my fill.2011, Michelle Hutchinson, O for the Love of God, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 25

Examples of opinions are like assholes in a sentence

  • Opinions are like assholes, and there are way too many assholes out there.2018, Colin Honert, MindSpring, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 391:
  • “Don't you mean, 'Opinions are like assholes'?” “No, 'shit'.[2020, Jason Parent, The Apocalypse Strain, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

Origin of opinions are like assholes

Shortened from "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one"; "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one and they usually stink" (or "... all stink"); "Opinions are like assholes: everybody's got one, and everybody thinks theirs smells nicer than everyone else's"; or some variant of the three.

Questions about opinions are like assholes

What does opinions are like assholes mean?
Opinions are like assholes means everyone has opinions, and most people's opinions are of exceedingly poor quality.
How do you use opinions are like assholes in a sentence?
Opinions are like assholes, and there are way too many assholes out there.
What part of speech is opinions are like assholes?
Opinions are like assholes is a proverb.
How do you pronounce opinions are like assholes?
Opinions are like assholes is pronounced /əˈpɪnjənz ɑːɹ laɪ̯k ˈæsˌhoʊlz/ (US).

Words near opinions are like assholes in the dictionary

  1. opinionmakers
  2. opinionmaking
  3. opinionnaire
  4. opinionnaires
  5. opinions
  6. opinions are like assholes
  7. opio-
  8. opiod
  9. opioid
  10. opioidergic
  11. opioidlike

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