"assholism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: assholisms [plural]
Etymology: asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by Seymour Krim), apparently from Beat Generation slang. Also popularized by the main character named Divine from the John Waters film Pink Flamingos. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|asshole|ism}} asshole + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} assholism (countable and uncountable, plural assholisms)
  1. (slang, vulgar) Consistently antisocial behavior. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: assholedom, assholery, assholic, assholey, arseholeism arsehole-ism, assholeism, asshole-ism, arseholism

Inflected forms

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