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butthurt en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:slightly vulgar) Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
    • "... oh my. dont get so butthurt, ... i cant even remember what i wrote. anyhow, no i've never been to newyork. and yes i know that graffiti started there.." 1996 November 12, kev...@aol.com, “WRITERS WITH HALF A BRAIN”, in alt.graffiti (Usenet):
    • "Move over!" Mason motions to Glyn, as he takes a seat at the round table next to the guys. "Oh, don't be so butthurt, I was just messing with you, Bromigo," Glyn says, still laughing a bit while taking a big swig of his beer. 2018 April 10, John Travis Green, “Chapter 4: The Hallow”, in The Cousin Seven: Beasts of Summer Hallow, illustrated edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 39:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most butthurt Degree=Sup lexicographic
more butthurt Degree=Cmp lexicographic
butt-hurt alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

butthurtness

Synonyms

buttmad · assmad · buttsore

Translations (12)

hu sértődött ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · ms koyak ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · da have ondt i røven ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · da tøsefornærmet ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · es encabronado ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · fr offusqué ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · es demasiado ofendido ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · hu érzékenykedős ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · es emputado ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · fr coincé du cul ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · hu sértett ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended) · es superfluamente resentido ((slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended)

butthurt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:slightly vulgar, uncountable) A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.
    • He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society.
    • The amount of butthurt in this scenario was phenomenal […] 2015, J. S. Frankel, Picture (im)perfect, page 138:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
butt-hurt alternative lexicographic

Relateds

pain in the butt · pain in the rear · pain in the bum · pain in the arse · pain in the ass · bug

Translations (11)

de Arschleid ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · ru бомбану́тый пука́н ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · fi mielensäpahoitus ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · ru баттхёрт ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · fi peppukipu ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · ru попобо́ль ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · fi peppukipeys ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · pl ból dupy ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · ms koyak ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · hu sértettség ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice) · ru батхёрт ((slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice)