3 ms·
I have loved this word since I first heard it. I assumed it evolved out of the common expressions: "get your head out of your ass" or "he's got his head up his
by emptybits 4y ago
I have loved this word since I first heard it. I assumed it evolved out of the common expressions: "get your head out of your ass" or "he's got his head up his ass".
To me, this evokes an image of wearing one's ass as a hat. I love the ridiculousness of picturing that.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- datavirtue 4y agoYeah, it made its way into my quiver by hanging around slashdot for years.
- sethammons 4y agoThat's where I learned it too :)
- ChickeNES 4y agoThere and Fark for me
- JKCalhoun 4y agoIf I had to guess: it is a version of asshole you might be able to say in front of your mother.
- TylerE 4y agoI’ve always taken it had being derived from this 1976 movie line: https://movie-sounds.org/western-movie-quotes/quotes-with-sound-clips-from-the-outlaw-josey-wales/you-showed-us-now-get-in-line-before-i-kick-you-so-hard-you-ll-wear-your-ass-for-a-hat https://movie-sounds.org/western-movie-quotes/quotes-with-so...
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]