adj
butthurt
Butthurt (adj) means (informal) Upset or irritated far more than the situation calls for, often over a small slight.
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(informal) Upset or irritated far more than the situation calls for, often over a small slight.
""Move over!" Mason motions to Glyn, as he takes a seat at the round table next to the guys. "Oh, don't be so butthurt, I was just messing with you, Bromigo," Glyn says, still laughing a bit while taking a big swig of his beer."
— John Travis Green, Chapter 4: The Hallow (2018)
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Etymology
It comes from butt and hurt. Its first use appears around 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti; see the cite below.
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"butthurt" (adj) means (informal) Upset or irritated far more than the situation calls for, often over a small slight.
