Who coined the term Asshat?
 

Just curious, I have never seen it used anywhere but GFY.
:pimp

Not sure but I think I heard Dennis Leary say it years ago in his routine.
That's the first time I ever heard it.

i heard it here first

This is why the internet is so great.

I learned it here from a british GFY'er... the same can be said about "fucktard". :1orglaugh

I heard it from IanX here first. I've seen it used in quite a few places lately.

good question

did you even read the replies before replying?

I saw it first here, say it amongst friends and they always pause ... '...ass hat...? '

lol its great

:1orglaugh

I think I first heard it here when someone used it to describe Ann Coulter. Then they posted that picture of her with an ass for a hat.

I heard it on Fark.com before GFY

I had the honor and privaledge of hearing it here first. I think it was AaronM who introduced me to the word, and not in a good light....LOL, good times, good times.

Asshat is a slightly more trendy and less severe variation of asshole, graphically describing someone who has their "head up their ass" or a variation of "butthead." The word is popular in many online communities, serving as a more palatable version of its ancestor. According to Google Usenet statistics, the word only saw a token appearance every day or two starting in July 1999, but following a slow rise in 2002 it entered popular usage in May 2003.

The term derives from the common insult of having one's head up one's ass, i.e. not knowing what is going on. In this sense, it is suggested that one is wearing one's ass for a hat, or alternately, a hat for one's own ass. It has achieved popularity largely due to its use on the Fark.com website and in various Internet Relay Chat communities.

Asshats are inclusive of those such as Stubby from second block english.

I invented it and own the trademark/copyright . You now owe me 25 cents for using it..

But seriously

I thought it was from southpark...

<3 <--- that's an asshat

not it's not, it's a heart :)

:1orglaugh

No no no, it looks like an ass with a party hat on :winkwink:

http://funfreepages.com/albums/classic/asshat.jpg

And I always thought I made it up. Needless to say when I found out I wasnt the true originator I was depressed to say the least.