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Maybe along the same lines of having a stick or bug up you're butt. Basically you're ornery or barky.

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If you rearranged the letters in orange what word would you get?

Onager (a wild ass)


Where did the phrase when you assume you make an ass of you and me originate?

The phrase "When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me" is a popular saying that highlights the pitfalls of making assumptions. While its exact origin is unclear, it is often attributed to comedian and actor Al Franken, who used it in his 1976 book "The Truth: With Jokes." The phrase cleverly plays on the word "assume" by breaking it down into "ass" + "u" + "me," emphasizing the negative consequences of assuming without verifying facts. Its widespread use in various contexts has contributed to its enduring popularity.


Where does the phrase you had your ass handed to you come from?

"The phrase, you had your ass handed to you, can be traced to the New Testament, when Salome, King Herod's daughter, danced so beautifully before her father and his dinner guests the king said to her, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you." Salome turned to her mother who told her daughter to ask for the head of John the Baptist, who was in prison. Being the ever obedient child Salome did so. John was executed and his head brought to the girl on a silver platter. Since and maybe prior having something handed to you on a silver platter has meant getting it without work or effort. Having your head handed to you, - on a silver platter is a longstanding idiom. Figuratively speaking you just got killed without your opponent having to put in much effort. -or your ass--in modern slang--is an abridged form of this idiom. Except when your ass is handed to you the connotation is you live to suffer your defeat.


Where did the phrase up the whazoo come from?

The term is actually up the wazoo. Wazoo being the slang for ass. IE: "he was up to the wazoo in money" "she is hip deep in trouble" etc. Whazoo on the other hand is a slang word for god


What is the origin of the phrase you don't know jack squat?

'Polite' or mixed company version of Jack(ass) S__t, i.e. "nothing at all" which is 1970s southern U.S. student slang