asshattery

English

Alternative forms

• arsehattery

Etymology

From asshat +‎ -ery.

Noun

asshattery (uncountable)

1. (informal, humorous, somewhat vulgar) The obnoxious behaviour of an asshat.
   • 2005, Bitch: feminist response to pop culture, numbers 27-30:

     […] we can only speculate that Pratt's imminent departure is the reason her August editor's letter was so full of bitter, reader-insulting asshattery.

   • 2009, Nathan Smithe, The Bible 2.0:

     It was such a momentous culmination of prophetic asshattery that even the elements themselves, Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Toilet Cake, were forced to stand up and take notice.

   • 2016, Jessi Klein, You'll Grow Out of It, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     In retrospect, the misunderstanding about the plan was forgivable […] but the genuine asshattery on his part was not picking up the phone to call me.

Synonyms

• assclownery, assholery, douchebaggery, douchery

Further reading

• “asshattery n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present