Assholism

Alternative forms

• arseholism

Alternative forms

• assholeism, asshole-ism

Origin

asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by ), apparently from Beat Generation slang.

Full definition of assholism

Noun

1. (slang, vulgar) Consistently antisocial behavior.
• "... I embraced him because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included" (Seymour Krim, Shake It For The World, Smartass, 1970, p. 30)
• "I've often observed that assholeism tends to run in families." (J. T. Nichols, A ghost in the music, 1979, p. 18)
• "Disputations on Art, Anarchy and Assholism" (book title, , 1997, ISBN 9780951441756)

Synonyms

• assholedom
• assholery