ARSE
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arse¹
- /ɑːs/ UK
- /ɐːs/ Australia, New Zealand
- /aɹs/ Ireland, Scotland
- /äːɹs/ Ireland, Scotland
- /ɑɹs/ Canada, US
Sounds like ass (non-rhotic, trap–bath split) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
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”).
noun arses · ass
- A person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum. 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.
- A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person. “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.”
- Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
- 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.
verb arses · arsing · arsed · ass
- To be silly, act stupid or mess around. Stop arsing around!
interjection ass
- An expression of frustration. (euphemistic)
ARSE²
noun
- Abbreviation of arylsulfatase E, an enzyme, deficiencies in which are associated with abnormalities in cartilage and bone development.arylsulfatase E
