How 'Douchebag' Became Everyone's Favorite Insult

SF Weekly | January 7, 2009
James Matisoff, an emeritus professor in UC Berkeley's linguistics department, concurs that douchebag's pejoration -- its change from neutral to negative meaning -- has snowballed in recent years. The culprits: Jon Stewart and his comedic brethren.

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