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galen  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘Fo’ Shizzle,’ ‘Masshole’ and ‘Hot Mess’

What the hell is a masshole?





thenewgreen  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  
insomniasexx  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Masshole (n., 1989): term of contempt for a native or inhabitant of the state of Massachusetts. This is what is known as a blended word, which Lewis Carroll called portmanteaus, naming them after a suitcase that unfolds into two equal parts.
galen  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But... But who uses it?

user-inactivated  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've heard people from Massachusetts use it, but only people from Massachusetts.

user-inactivated  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Anyone who's had to deal with a Masshole