harasshole

English

Etymology

Blend of harass +‎ asshole.

Noun

harasshole (plural harassholes)

1. (slang, derogatory, Canada, US) An objectionable harassing person.
   • 2002 November 5, Max Allan Collins, Dark Angel: Before the Dawn‎^[1], volume 1, Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 100:

     The blonde touched Max's arm. "It's all right . . . he can't fire me, 'cause I quit. . . . I'm tired of workin' for this sexual-harasshole." "Good call," Original Cindy said. Max shrugged and put the guy down. He was leaning over the counter, red-faced, choking, when the three women strolled out onto the street together.

   • 2013 May 31, John Vorhaus, The Texas Twist‎^[2], Prospect Park Books, →ISBN, page 168:

     It was just one of those moments where you're a harasshole because you can be. Because even though I was a swollen, sullen, man-hating self-loather, I knew I was still hotter than anything a smelly hippie could hope to have.

   • 2013 October 2, John Vorhaus, Comedy Writing 4 Life‎^[3], Bafflegab Books, →ISBN:

     I have a trove, including such treasures as sadlarious, disastrophe, cumulolingus, and the very much needed harasshole, which describes a guy – you know the guy – the one with the authority hard-on who always gives you such grief.

   • 2021 April 6, Adrienne Lawrence, Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment‎^[4], Penguin, →ISBN, page 126:

     Screen Grabs. If a harasshole comes at you via text message or social media, screen grab everything for your records, ensuring that the phone number or social media handle is in frame.