# Meaning of an possibly very rude comment. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116 "2013-01-14T00:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/1 "2013-01-14T00:51:28Z")
If this is just too rude, please; I apologize. In this, “Why don’t you crawl back up in the hole you came out of”, what is the term “hole” referring to? Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/2 "2013-01-14T00:57:42Z")
I personally would interpret it as calling the person a worm or some kind of rodent. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/3 "2013-01-14T01:11:53Z")
Another variation is “crawl back under your rock”, meaning that you are some sort of vermin that lives in a hole or slime that lives in a dark, damp place. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/4 "2013-01-14T01:19:29Z")
I always interpreted it as a rough cave that a troll might live in. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/5 "2013-01-14T01:25:00Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > If this is just too rude, please; I apologize. > In this, “Why don’t you crawl back up in the hole you came out of”, what is the term “hole” referring to? > Peace, > mangeorge A rodent like a mouse or rat, or a bug. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard it as “crawl back up in”, but just “crawl back into”. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/6 "2013-01-14T01:34:23Z")
Let’s move this over to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/7 "2013-01-14T02:09:21Z")
“Hole you came out of” – possibly your mom’s vagina? ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/8 "2013-01-14T03:06:10Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > “Hole you came out of” – possibly your mom’s vagina? That’s what came to my mind as well. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/9 "2013-01-14T03:06:21Z")
It’s a very rude comment even if they don’t mean “asshole”. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/10 "2013-01-14T03:11:10Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > That’s what came to my mind as well. Mine too. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/11 "2013-01-14T03:22:01Z")
“I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle.” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/12 "2013-01-14T06:48:46Z")
In my experience, it’s more a like a cave or something. The implication is that you are a jerk who can’t handle being with people, or a monster, or, yes, a troll. I’ve never heard it to mean vagina or asshole. BTW, is this a parody thread or something? Maybe of that one guy asking if “asshole” was the worst word in the English language? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/13 "2013-01-14T07:21:44Z")
I’ve always assumed it’s a reference to hobbits. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/14 "2013-01-14T08:17:13Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > That’s what came to my mind as well. Me too, but only because of the unusual phrasing: “crawl back up in”. Without that, I would interpret it as meaning “go back to the (unpleasant) place you (most recently) crawled out of” - i.e. a cave, or burrow, implying you are some primitive, crawling, subhuman lifeform. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/15 "2013-01-14T09:09:06Z")
You are a retard, you cannot comprehend/appreciate this situation. Go back to your\*\* comfort zone.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/16 "2013-01-14T14:09:39Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > “Hole you came out of” – possibly your mom’s vagina? Yes, the biggest clue is the word “up.” Any other hole, you’d be going “down” or “into.” ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/17 "2013-01-14T15:47:18Z")
Yeah, I assume back up in your mom’s twat. I don’t know that I’ve heard that expression IRL before, but I am an exceptionally lovable person and have never been insulted. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/18 "2013-01-14T16:26:50Z")
“Jump back up your mother!” — Jenna Maroney ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/19 "2013-01-14T17:12:03Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Me too, but only because of the unusual phrasing: “crawl back up in”. > > Without that, I would interpret it as meaning “go back to the (unpleasant) place you (most recently) crawled out of” - i.e. a cave, or burrow, implying you are some primitive, crawling, subhuman lifeform. Yeah, this. “Crawl back into your hole,” etc. are more traditional forms but “crawl back up in the hole you came out of” is clearly meant to invoke something anatomical. ETA: and in all likelihood, purposely taking advantage of the ambiguity of the phrase. “What? I just meant like, your cave!” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116/20 "2013-01-14T17:16:40Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > I’ve always assumed it’s a reference to hobbits. Despite what this board’s culture has led you to believe, not everything is a reference to hobbits. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-an-possibly-very-rude-comment/647116.md?page=2)