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Arse
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English
Etymology
From Old English, from a Germanic root, cognate with German Arsch
Alternative spelling
- ass (usual in the USA)
Noun
arse
- (slang, coarse) the buttocks
- (slang, vulgar) an insulting term for a person
Translations
See ass
Derived terms
- arsehole
- arseface
- arsehat
- arseman
- arsing
Intransitive Verb
to arse about or arse around (arsed, arsing)
- (slang) to be silly, act stupid or mess around
- Stop arsing around!
to be arsed
- (slang) to have the effort to do something, used in the phrase "I can't be arsed" (past couldn't be arsed); synonym "I can't be bothered "
- I can't be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.
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