# "Butthurt"? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743 **Category:** Factual Questions **Created:** [April 9, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743 "2014-04-09T19:09:47Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
### Author: ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink) #### Post date: [April 9, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743/9 "2014-04-09T19:57:59Z")
[Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=684812), in which I think **Manda JO** gave the best definition > [@Is "butt hurt" an anti-gay slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butt-hurt-an-anti-gay-slur/652597/4): > > I always read it to mean “pissy in the manner of a small child who just got spanked and is acting indignant over something that was both petty and well deserved”. and **Dave Hartwick** linked to [Butthurt | Know Your Meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/butthurt) for the origin. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt/685743)._