Etymograph

English

maskhole

Blend of mask + asshole.

A blend of mask + asshole

Proto-Indo-European *mosgʷ- ‘netting, mesh, knot, loop’

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Proto-West Germanic *maskā ‘mesh, net’

Medieval Latin masca

Italian maschera ‘mask, disguise’

Middle French masque ‘a covering to hide or protect the face’

English mask

Middle English arshole

Middle English arsehole

English asshole

Today it means

noun A person who refuses to wear a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / maskhole