Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Consistently antisocial behavior.

Origin

From asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by Seymour Krim), apparently from Beat G

From asshole + -ism. Attested in print from 1970 (by Seymour Krim), apparently from Beat Generation slang. Also popularized by the main character named Divine from the John Waters film Pink Flamingos.

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