Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butthurt

/ˈbʌtˌhɝt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: butt-hurt
IPA: /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

noun

A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""... 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."
"He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society."
"The amount of butthurt in this scenario was phenomenal […]"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/
British English: /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more butthurt (comparative) most butthurt (superlative) butt-hurt (alternative)

Derived Forms

butthurtness

Phrases

pain in the butt pain in the arse pain in the ass pain in the bum pain in the rear

Frequently Paired Words

pain in the butt bug pain in the arse pain in the ass pain in the bum pain in the rear

Synonyms

assmad buttsore buttmad

Questions

How do you pronounce butthurt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/.
What does butthurt mean?: Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
Where does butthurt come from?: From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below.

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