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
adjective describing someone or something that has the qualities and/or characteristics of an asshole.
by berserker256 May 18, 2003
I'm going to pull pull up next to this guy in front of me cause I have never seen an asshole drive a car before.
by misteress pimp x October 15, 2003
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 2, 2010
In a job context, someone who is cruelly inflexible and shows no understanding or compassion toward the unfortunate circumstances of others.
Demanding that the grease trap be cleaned out, the asshole fast-food manager threatened to fire Stephan if he took off a couple of days to take his terminally ill daughter to the Mayo Clinic for hospice care.
by Vibesman May 13, 2009
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 1, 2004