variants or less commonly A-hole
plural a-holes also A-holes
slang
used as a euphemism for asshole
an arrogant a-hole
Don't expect to be welcomed back if you act like an A-hole.Kristin Collins Jackson
"… I don't want to seem like an a-hole, but if you're not on my team, I'm not going to talk to you."Patrick Beverley, quoted in Sports Illustrated
an a-hole boss/attitude

Examples of a-hole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the plane, the person next to me called me an a-hole for not moving for them. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of a-hole was in 1942

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“A-hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a-hole. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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