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arse
(ärs)n. Chiefly British Slang
Variant of ass2.
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arse
(ɑːs) orass
n
Also called (for senses 2, 3): arsehole or asshole (US and Canadian)1. the buttocks
2. the anus
3. a stupid person; fool
4. sexual intercourse
5. Austral effrontery; cheek
6. get one's arse into gear to start to do something seriously and quickly
[OE]
Usage: Dating back at least a thousand years, and taboo till around the middle of the 20th century, this venerable "Anglo-Saxon" word now seems unlikely to cause offence in all but the most formal contexts. Its acceptability has possibly been helped by such useful verb formations as "to arse about" and "I can't be arsed"
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ass1
(æs)n.
1. Also called donkey. a long-eared, slow, surefooted domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.
3. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.
[before 1000; Middle English asse, Old English assa, probably fr. Old Irish asan < Latin asinus]
ass′like`, adj.
ass2
(æs)n. Vulgar Slang.
1. the buttocks.
2. the rectum.
3. sexual intercourse.
[before 1000; var of arse, with loss of r before s, as in passel, cuss, etc.; Middle English ars, er(e)s, Old English ærs, ears, c. Old Frisian ers, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse ars, Greek órrhos; akin to Greek oura, Old Irish err tail]
ass.
1. assistant.
2. association.
3. assorted.
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arse
Past participle: arsed
Gerund: arsing
| Imperative |
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| arse |
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| Noun | 1. |  arse - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| 2. |  arse - vulgar slang for anus anus - the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal |
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arse
noun (Taboo slang) bottom, bum (Brit. slang), behind (informal), seat, rear, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), buns (U.S. slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) You can't do business sitting on your arse all day.
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arse
(Brit sl)n
→ Arsch m (sl); shift your arse! (= move over) → rutsch mal ein Stück (inf); (= hurry up) → setz mal deinen Arsch in Bewegung! (sl); get your arse in gear! → setz mal deinen Arsch in Bewegung! (sl); tell him to get his arse into my office → sag ihm, er soll mal in meinem Büro antanzen (inf); get your arse out of here! → verpiss dich hier! (sl); contribution? my arse! → Beitrag? das soll wohl ein Witz sein! (inf)
(= fool: also silly arse) → Armleuchter m (inf)
arse
:arsehole
n (Brit sl) → Arschloch nt (vulg)
arse licker
n (Brit sl) → Arschkriecher(in) m(f) (inf)
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