asshat

[ as-hat ]

noun

, Slang: Vulgar.

1. a foolish, annoying, or contemptible person; asshole:

   It’s hard to raise a child without asshats regularly making commentary about what they think is wrong with your child or your parenting.

Other Words From

• ass·hat·ter·y noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of asshat¹

First recorded in 2000–05; ass ²( def ) + hat ( def 1 ); of uncertain origin; perhaps from the expression “to have one's head up one's ass” (and thus to wear one's ass as a hat); perhaps from the movie The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), in which one character orders another to “get in line before I kick you so hard you’ll be wearin’ your ass for a hat”