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butthurt
 adj.Gloss: angry, indignant, offended, or outraged. Note: Dates to at least as early as 1996. «Oh my. dont get so butthurt…i cant even remember what i wrote.» —“Re: Writers With Half A Brain” by kevo Usenet: alt.graffiti Nov. 12, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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