asshatとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From ass +‎ hat, from the slang expression have one's head up one's ass, thus, wearing the ass as a hat. The term is extended to people who are clueless or bumbling, who don't understand what is going on.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈæshæt/

名詞

asshat (plural asshats)

1. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, sometimes vulgar, often humorous) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
   • 1998 July 23, T..., “Re: GREEN RIVER NARROWS, NC: ALL PUTINS CLOSED!!”, in rec.boats.paddle‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2018-10-04, message-ID <6p7j7t$r21$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>:

     the same connotations as "FUCKWITS." for less extreme cases i suggest ASSHATS

   • 1999 July 23, madge, “California Hustle,”, in alt.fan.erik‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2018-10-04, message-ID :

     1977 CHiPs 3 3/4" action figures (5 different: Ponch, Jon, Sarge,Jimmy Squeaks, Stupid Fucking Asshat Erik Mouse, and Wheels Willie) $10-15 each

   • 2006, Jen Lancaster, Bitter is the New Black […] , Penguin, →ISBN, page 224:

     While I wait, the air is abuzz with tales of other marathons while many set of eyes cut in my direction. Eventually an asshat in a JUST DO IT T-shirt asks me, “How's your training going?”

   • 2007, John Hargrave, Prank the Monkey: The Zug Book of Pranks‎, Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 188:

     Anyone who would make a claim like this on national TV is a real asshat.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

派生語

参考

• assclown
• arseclown

Further reading

• “Some Notes On 'Asshat'” from Merriam–Webster

アナグラム

• Shasta, hastas