In the 18th and 19th century, thievery was prevalent in the Wild West. Freight companies often used teams of horses or donkeys to move goods from town to town. Marauding thieves would often target these mule and horse teams for their valuable cargo--including salt, hematite and sometimes raw beef.
Any 5 year old knows that trying to stop a 16 mule team at a full gallop, dead in its tracks is not only impossible, but also dangerous. One runs the risk of being trampled or even eaten alive, limb by limb. So, to bring these pachyderms to a stop, bandits would dig trenches 20 feet deep and 30 feet long then cover the trench with sticks and stones and weed and bombs. The mule team would unsuspectingly go galloping over the covered trench and to their dismay, would fall in and all of the horses and mules would perish. The cargo, however, would remain intact and it was then simply a matter of the thieves lower themselves into the pit to reap the reward of raw beef and hematite from the corpses of the mules.
These pits soon became known as assholes, as the primary type of animal that would become ensnared were mules and donkeys. As rail and steam ships became more common for transporting goods, the "asshole" fell out of popularity. The true meaning of the word became diluted over time and eventually came to mean 'a dishonest or thieving person who does not have the best intentions for others.'
Any 5 year old knows that trying to stop a 16 mule team at a full gallop, dead in its tracks is not only impossible, but also dangerous. One runs the risk of being trampled or even eaten alive, limb by limb. So, to bring these pachyderms to a stop, bandits would dig trenches 20 feet deep and 30 feet long then cover the trench with sticks and stones and weed and bombs. The mule team would unsuspectingly go galloping over the covered trench and to their dismay, would fall in and all of the horses and mules would perish. The cargo, however, would remain intact and it was then simply a matter of the thieves lower themselves into the pit to reap the reward of raw beef and hematite from the corpses of the mules.
These pits soon became known as assholes, as the primary type of animal that would become ensnared were mules and donkeys. As rail and steam ships became more common for transporting goods, the "asshole" fell out of popularity. The true meaning of the word became diluted over time and eventually came to mean 'a dishonest or thieving person who does not have the best intentions for others.'
by furnfee October 23, 2009
by vicfan March 25, 2004
Definition #1: the hole in the buttocks where poo is ejected
Definition #2: an individual who starts arguments, is a total
jerk, and/or is nagging/irritating/bitchy
Definition #2: an individual who starts arguments, is a total
jerk, and/or is nagging/irritating/bitchy
by Meh_defined_asshole March 02, 2010
Anyone who doesn't do exactly what you think they ought to do, exactly when you think they ought to do it.
That asshole took my parking space.
by Unrepentantfenianbastard April 01, 2004
suddenly remembering the capital of south korea
asshole is an expression used when someone remembers the capital of south korea
asshole is an expression used when someone remembers the capital of south korea
guy: what the is capital of south korea.
someone else: i don't know broe
guy: asshole!
someone else: oh yeah
someone else: i don't know broe
guy: asshole!
someone else: oh yeah
by rher November 24, 2022
by anonymous January 27, 2004
I was really nice to that girl, then a drunk football player called her a bitch and she humped him and dumped me.
by B October 19, 2004