butthurt

American

[buht-hurt] / ˈbʌtˌhɜrt /

noun

mental distress or irritation caused by an overreaction to a perceived personal slight, a bad outcome, etc.

adjective

feeling such mental distress or irritation.

The comments section is full of butthurt idiots.

Etymology

Origin of butthurt

1995–2000; butt ¹ ( def. ) + hurt ( def. ); in reference to spanking a child

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Still, there are likely to be some trendy words whose failure to make the cut may leave fans butthurt, which Dictionary.com assures is caused by an overreaction to a perceived personal slight.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2016

And he’d be totally butthurt if he knew Alice still calls him little.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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