arselong

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arselong

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Alteration (after headlong) of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”), equivalent to arse + -ling. Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings.

adverb arseling · arselings

UK, dialectal, not comparable Backwards; on one's arse. Heave they did, all unopposed, and tumbled arselong when the bar came about. Even as they rolled and cursed, the whistling petered; [...]
Opposite: headlong

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@misc{arselong_2026,
  title = {arselong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arselong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}