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NFT: Asshat - educational moment.

Jay in Toronto : 8/13/2018 9:24 am

A good read on a word that I first encountered here.

Thirty years to a more powerful vocabulary - ( New Window )

Unless I'm mistaken...

NYRiese : 8/13/2018 10:08 am : link

quite a different meaning than what is used here on BBI.
To me a BBI asshat is a somewhat informed pronasticator of inside information.

I think I've seen it being used

Jay in Toronto : 8/13/2018 10:23 am : link

both ways.

Confusing.

BBI chose it as a sarcastic label

JonC : 8/13/2018 10:25 am : link

it should get a redo.

RE: BBI chose it as a sarcastic label

Jay in Toronto : 8/13/2018 10:36 am : link

In comment 14037798 JonC said:

Quote:

it should get a redo.

Agreed. Keep the conventional meaning for our munificent bounty of asshats on the site!