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> It occupies the space between assez and asshead. The fact that asshead, a word I can honestly say I've never heard used in any English dialect, merited inclu

> It occupies the space between assez and asshead. The fact that asshead, a word I can honestly say I've never heard used in any English dialect, merited inclusion before asshat, a word I've heard a dozen times this last week, boggles my mind.

anamexis 4y ago
Well, as noted in the article, asshead has a few hundred years on asshat...
- deaddodo 4y ago
  Words also lose notability and are removed from the dictionary all the time. Literally the inverse argument for adding "asshat".
  - anamexis 4y ago
    Words are usually just removed from print editions to manage space. Otherwise they are just marked as obsolete or archaic.
    - deaddodo 4y ago
      Sure. Asshead is marked as neither.