such an asshole
19
9.9
- idiom
- Offensive
:
hijo de puta
- Why are you such an asshole, Charlie?
- a guy is such an asshole
- stop being such an asshole
- God, you're such an asshole
But the chick, God, she was such an asshole.
- But the chick, God, she was such an asshole.
- Now you're polling right, like stop being such an asshole about things.
- She freaked out and actually called me then and screamed that I was such an asshole.
- So can you just for a second stop being such an asshole and can you communicate with somebody and ask them about themselves?
- I know feature your own Una because I feel like such an asshole.
- And Donald Trump, this person, this me, who really is such an asshole and to say, you know what, you're a part of me.
Examples
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Tim, do you always have to act like such an asshole?
Fiction book (1995) -
I can be such an asshole, I know.
Blog text (16) -
So why was I being such an asshole about this?
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You are such an asshole.
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I'm sorry, I feel like such an asshole.
Fiction book (1995) -
I don't mean to be such an asshole.
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Come on, buddy, don't be such an asshole.
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You're such an asshole, man.
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If Doug hadn't been such an asshole, if he had done what he was supposed to do, Kenny wouldn't have been out on the ice at all.
Fiction book (1991) -
You're really being such an asshole for not helping your friends when they needed you.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike or who treats others badly
773
9.8
An insulting name for a rude person who treats others badly
678
4.2
An annoying person who treats others badly
665
9.9
A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying
293
9.9
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
227
9.9
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
169
9.9
A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone
64
9.9
A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult
28
9.9
An insulting name for a person who is rude or mean
11
9.9
A person who behaves in an annoying, rude, or foolish way
9
8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
8
9.9
A rude, insulting word for a very unpleasant person
5
7.2
A person who is unkind and hurts other people's feelings
4
9.9
A person who behaves very rudely and hurts other people
1
9.6
A person who is rude and unkind to others
1
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
A very rude person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and often insults others
A very rude person who treats others badly
A rude word for a person who treats others badly
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A very rude and selfish person who treats others badly
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and treats others badly
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others
An offensive slang word for a rude person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly
A rude person who acts very foolish and annoys others
A person who is rude and annoying
A person who acts like a fool and annoys others
A person who acts badly and cannot be trusted
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A very annoying person who acts rudely to others
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'such' functions as an intensifier, 'an' is just the article, and 'asshole' is a derogatory noun meaning an unpleasant person. Because the insult’s force comes from the known noun plus a predictable intensifier, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will be able to infer the MWE’s meaning.
Etymology
Such an asshole comes from the blunt word asshole, which names a body part many people think of as dirty and rude; calling someone that gives a strong, unpleasant picture of their behaviour. So it means 'a very unpleasant or rude person' and is used as a strong insult.