a-hole

[ ey-hohl ]

noun

1. Slang. asshole: used as a euphemism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of a-hole¹

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

Example Sentences

“I need people to understand that when you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico ‘floating garbage,’ know that that’s what they think about you,” she said during a video call with Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz,

From Los Angeles Times

Evidence in the case includes text messages from CNN journalists describing Young as a “s—bag” and “a-hole.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was a total a-hole to be having sex outside our marriage,” Peterson says in “Face to Face” when asked about the affair.

From Los Angeles Times

For most of us, having a modicum of self-awareness is enough to insulate from the worst ego-inflationary aspects of psychedelics — a kind of real-world inversion of the infamous Am I The A-Hole subreddit.

From Salon

“This loving tolerant inclusive woman told baristas I was ‘that a-hole from TikTok.’

From Los Angeles Times