Asshat
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /ˈæshæt/
Origin
From the slang expression having 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.
Full definition of asshat
Noun
asshat
(plural asshats)- (pejorative, slang, vulgar) An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool.
- 2007, John Hargrave, Prank the Monkey: The Zug Book of Prankshttp://books.google.com/books?id=oz0B33uw7agC&pg=RA2-PA188&dq=asshat&sig=SpCzxk_BruYe4F05wU0VvZNuilI#PRA2-PA188,M1, Citadel Press, ISBN 0806527803, page 188,Anyone who would make a claim like this on national TV is a real asshat.