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butthurt

adj
/ˈbʌtˌhɝt/US/ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *herutuz✻
  2. derived from hrútr — “ram (male sheep)”
  3. inherited from *hyrtan✻
  4. derived from *krew-✻ — “to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”
  5. derived from *hūrt✻ — “a battering ram”
  6. derived from hurter
  7. inherited from hurten
  8. compounded as butthurt — “butt + hurt”

Definitions

  1. Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice

    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.."
    • "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.

  2. 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 […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA