Assle

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To sit, move, or scoot about on one's buttocks; loaf; wander idly around; waste time. intransitive

    ""May all her public servants arsle around like buss-eyed catawumpuses ! That's what I say. Just like they'll do tomorrow, while we set here and laugh at 'em.""

Example

More examples

""May all her public servants arsle around like buss-eyed catawumpuses ! That's what I say. Just like they'll do tomorrow, while we set here and laugh at 'em.""

Etymology

From ass + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch aarzelen (“to hesitate; waver”).

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