1947 citing in Archie Comic of "butthole." What did it mean?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Good work, John and Doug.

But "Rumpole" isn't "Rumphole."  Would that have gotten by?  Anyway, _butt_
'human posteriors, including the anus' seems more offensive (theoretically)
than _rump_ 'buttocks.'

Nobody says, "Stick it up your rump(hole)!"  Or "up your bottom-hole!"
 Nobody said usage makes sense.

For the record, I never suggested that _butthole_ meant 'ashtray,' though
that kind of tall receptacle is/was frequently called a _butt-can_ in the
military.

JL

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