Meaning & use
Butthurt
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Excessively or irrationally offended, upset, or resentful over a perceived slight, especially a minor one.
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He got butthurt when his joke didn't land and stormed out of the room.
Don't get butthurt just because I disagreed with your idea.
A note on using this word
Originated in internet forum culture in the early 2000s as a dismissive way to describe someone taking criticism too personally.
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