Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The buttocks or hind part of an animal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand The
buttocks . - noun chiefly UK (not used in US, Canada) A
stupid ,mean ordespicable person. - verb slang, intransitive To be
silly , actstupid or mess around. - verb slang To
make , to bother. (If one cannot be arsed to do something, one does not have the will to make the effort to do it.)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun vulgar slang for anus
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Etymologies
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Examples
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If your arse is as wide as mine, then there's no excuse.
A billion. Seriously. A BILLION. p_n_elrod 2009
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What chaps my arse is the notion put forth by Rob that the unwashed masses who DON'T own top-dollar weaponry are obviously cretins who wouldn't know a Purdey shotgun from a hoe handle and somehow are less able to appreciate the game they seek.
Investing in Rifles 2008
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If you have a muslim name, and are not a terrorist, I apologize to you in advance but your arse is on the line also when you are on a plane.
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We were visiting there a couple of years ago and I was having a chat with one of the "old-timers" who (talking about something that Danny Williams did) said, "Well - the arse is out of 'er now".
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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You violate those procedures (however pointless and ridiculous they may be) your arse is on the line if anything happens.
Sonnex and Farmer – only a matter of time. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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His arse is the smoothest I have ever seen on a grown man – human or not.
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After he performed his statistical magic, the rallying cry of "the arse is out of her" was sounded far and wide.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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The next time you see someone saying that the "arse is out of 'er" you may want to wait for a week or two then check back and see how the arse is doing.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Some of the more orthodox Sodomites hold that to cover up the cock and arse is unholy, that the wearing of leather chaps that expose the crotch area is a divine decree of Pan Himself.
Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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A couple of times a year something happens that causes them to shout "Well - the arse is out of her now, me b'y."
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
brtom commented on the word arse
- Agonising Christ, wouldn't it give you a heartburn on your arse?
Joyce, Ulysses, 7
January 2, 2007
muamor commented on the word arse
Heels over Head, topsy turvey, preposterously, without Order. Nathan Bailey, Universal Etymological Dictionary, 1736.
March 4, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word arse
Song quotation on dire.
April 27, 2009
tbtabby commented on the word arse
Means "violin bow" in Turkish.
July 13, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word arse
Did you read the comment below, frogapplause?
November 20, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word arse
Do you mean as a possible shoecabbage, Pro?
November 21, 2009
rolig commented on the word arse
And, Classically, ars means "art" in Latin. In Slovenia, Radio Slovenia 3, which features mainly classical music and high-culture programming, is called, Radio Ars, which used to crack me up (no pun intended). And their is an upscale chain of shoe stores in Ljubljana, which is also called ARS. Shoecabbages, indeed.
November 21, 2009
yarb commented on the word arse
Citation on ogle.
March 25, 2022