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Idiom idiom

opinions are like assholes

Vulgar

Everyone has opinions, and most people's opinions are of exceedingly poor quality.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“Don't get upset by his comment, opinions are like assholes.”

“You should ignore those critics because opinions are like assholes.”

“Everyone at the bar is shouting because opinions are like assholes.”

CONTEXTUAL

“When the internet started arguing about the movie, she just sighed and remembered that opinions are like assholes.”

“My neighbor keeps telling me how to fix my garden, but I ignore him because opinions are like assholes.”

“The manager stopped listening to the angry customers, reminding himself that opinions are like assholes and most are worthless.”

COMPLEX

“He ignored the unsolicited advice from the crowd, knowing well that opinions are like assholes and everyone has one.”


Shortened from "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one"; "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one and they usually stink"; "Opinions are like assholes: everybody's got one, and everybody thinks theirs smells nicer than everyone else's"; or some variant of the three.


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Last updated August 10, 2026