assholism

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assholism

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From asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by Seymour Krim), apparently from Beat Generation slang. Also popularized by the main character named Divine from the John Waters film Pink Flamingos.

noun assholisms · arseholeism · arsehole-ism · assholeism · asshole-ism · arseholism

countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Consistently antisocial behavior. […] I embraced him [Mark Harris] because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included
Similar: assholedom, assholery, assholic, assholey

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@misc{assholism_2026,
  title = {assholism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assholism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}