An ignominious, sniveling, arrogant, whiny little twerp who thinks his
opinion means
something important. Quick
to criticize political enemies with ad hominems, taunts, threats, and physical challenges. First coined, righteously, on
1980's usenet newsgroups to identify political enemies on groups such as alt.flame.faggots, alt.flame.fucking.faggots, talk.
abortion, and several other politically fiery newsgroups. This expression encompassed many meanings using only a single word!
"You are an asshole for being pro-life." And in reply, a
poster responds: "And you and your
ilk are assholes for being pro-
choice, buttprong."