different between assholedom vs assholism

English

Etymology

From asshole +? -dom.

Pronunciation

Noun

assholedom (uncountable)

1. (vulgar, slang) The state or condition of an asshole, or objectionably antisocial person.
   • 2009, John Sandford, Rough Country, link

     Maybe, he thought, looking for an excuse, the realization of assholedom was the beginning of wisdom.

Usage notes

Ofttimes misanalyzed by the native speakers and thus confused with assholehood (“the state or condition of being an asshole”). The only dialects that seem to draw a clear distinction between assholehood (“the state or condition of being an asshole”) and assholedom (“the state or condition of an asshole”) are Northern English dialects which still maintain the "hood/dom" distinction.

Related terms

• assholery, assholeness

English

Alternative forms

• arseholism
• assholeism, asshole-ism

Etymology

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.

Noun

assholism (countable and uncountable, plural assholisms)

1. (slang, vulgar) Consistently antisocial behavior.
   • "... I embraced him [ Mark Harris ] because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included" (Seymour Krim, Shake It For The World, Smartass, 1970, p. 30)
   • "I've often observed that assholeism tends to run in families." (J. T. Nichols, A ghost in the music, 1979, p. 18)
   • "Disputations on Art, Anarchy and Assholism" (book title, Stewart Home, 1997, ?ISBN

Synonyms

• assholedom
• assholery

Anagrams

• mohassils