The true origin of "Asshat"

[The Sauce]

Just watching Raising Arizona when Gale (John Goodman) utters the quote while robbing a bank "Anyone found bipedal in five wears his ass for a hat!" Did a quick google and every other reference to it comes some time after that.

 

[Tristicus]

Great, I've been pondering this for years!

 

[Newbian]

I am pretty sure someone else caused it to come about.

 

[HannibalX]

No, it goes back to WW2 at least, my grandpa used this term all the time when talking about the war.

 

[BoomerD]

No, it goes back to WW2 at least, my grandpa used this term all the time when talking about the war.

At least. It's a term I've known for 50 years or more.

 

[squirrel dog]

Ass Clown .

 

[Vette73]

Ass Clown .

Dick Scarf

 

[BoomerD]

Dick Scarf

Ass ears.

 

[GT1999]

Interesting... one of my favorite words to use

 

[Joemonkey]

i just assumed it meant someone had their head up their ass, therefore were wearing their ass as a hat...

 

[SlitheryDee]

Ass ears.

hair fingernail.

 

[shortylickens]

Ass clown is FAR superior to ass hat.

 

[MisterJackson]

That's just Dickscarfery

 

[The Sauce]

What about snatchface?

 

[moshquerade]

ass gasket

 

[rasczak]

At least. It's a term I've known for 500,000,000 years or more.

damn dude, ancient does not do you justice.

 

[BoomerD]

damn dude, ancient does not do you justice.

Ah well...when you're older than dirt, you gotta go with what works...




<grumbles about fucking smart ass kids...>

 

[TwiceOver]

Ass for a hat is not the same as asshat.

Asshat.

 

[BoomerD]

Asshat? Someone mention asshat?

 

[rasczak]

Ah well...when you're older than dirt, you gotta go with what works...




<grumbles about fucking smart ass kids...>