Origin and meaning of Masshole.
The year was 2015, and shall we say, much simpler time? Masshole had officially been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, though it’s been in the lexicon of the Bay State’s neighbors for years.
From Masshole’s now-official dictionary entry:
Masshole, n.
A term of contempt for: a native or inhabitant of the state of Massachusetts.
Language: U.S. coarse slang.
Etymology: Blend of the name of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and asshole
The OED dates the word back to 1989 and provides example sentences including:
1989 M. Ridley Warts & All iii. 70 “The New Hampshire people have a nickname for the refugees from Massachusetts: Massholes.’’
1996 Boston Globe (Electronic ed.) 22 July c5 “They have plenty of company in a state full of so many ‘misunderstood’ drivers that out-of-towners unaffectionately call them ‘Massholes’.’’
I feel I can speak for all my fellow Massholes in saying we take great pride in where we are from. Well because it’s wicked Pissah.
So congrats Massachusetts, your reputation has now been etched in linguistic stone.
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