Arse
intj, noun, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 1 A person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum. Commonwealth, vulgar
"As the novel progresses, he is shot in the hand with his own gun, shot in the arse with someone else's and lacerated by a prosthetic weed trimmer."
- 2 Abbreviation of arylsulfatase E, an enzyme, deficiencies in which are associated with abnormalities in cartilage and bone development. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 vulgar slang for anus wordnet
- 4 A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
"“You're an arse,” Ellen said. ¶ “Please? You must like something about me …?” ¶ “I do. You're an arse. I just told you that. I feel comfy with you, because you're such an arse.”"
- 5 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on wordnet
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- 6 Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant. slang, uncountable, vulgar
- 7 A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body; (by extension) one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc. countable, metonymically, slang, vulgar
- 1 To be silly, act stupid or mess around. Commonwealth, intransitive, slang
"Stop arsing around!"
- 1 An expression of frustration. Commonwealth
"(euphemistic)"
Example
More examples"'Cuz it's a giant pain in the arse, if I don't wanna do something I just won't do it."
Etymology
From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz (compare Dutch aars and German Arsch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos (“backside, buttocks”).
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