What does "assholism" mean?

Consistently antisocial behavior.

What is a synonym for "assholism"?

Common synonyms include: assholedom, assholedom, assholery, assholery, assholey, assholic.

Assholism

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1
Consistently antisocial behavior. countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar
"[…] I embraced him [Mark Harris] because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included"

Synonyms

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assholedom assholedom assholery assholery assholey assholic

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"[…] I embraced him [Mark Harris] because of his vigor and contempt with all his assholism included"

Etymology

From 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.

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