What does arse mean?
Definitions for arse
ɑrsar·se
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word arse.
Princeton's WordNet
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun
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?"
arse, arsehole, asshole, bungholenoun
vulgar slang for anus
Wiktionary
arsenoun
The buttocks.
arsenoun
(not used in US, Canada) A stupid, mean or despicable person.
arseverb
To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
Stop arsing around!
arseverb
To have the effort to do something, to be bothered.
Etymology: ærs, ears, from arsaz. Cognate with Dutch aars and German Arsch. Ultimately from orse (according to Julius Pokorny and Carl Darling Buck).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Arsenoun
The buttocks, or hind part of an animal.
Etymology: earse, Sax.
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"Arse" is a British English slang term primarily used to refer to the buttocks or posterior. It can also be used to refer to a person in a derogatory or contemptible manner. The American English equivalent is "ass".
Webster Dictionary
Arsenoun
the buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom
Etymology: [AS. ears; rs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. (cf. o'yra` tail).]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arse
ärs, n. the posterior parts of an animal.—adv. and adj. Ars′y-vers′y, backside foremost, contrary. [A.S. ears; Ger. arsch, Sw. ars; cog. with Gr. orros.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'arse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3275
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arse in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of arse in a Sentence
A politician is an arse upon which everybody has sat except a man
Teacher my arse. I'd be better off on the docks and the warehouses, lifting, hauling, cursing, eating hero sandwiches, drinking beer, chasing waterfront floozies. At least I'd be with my own kind, my own class of people, not getting above meself, acushla.
I think it's time for me to say what I think. Women keep getting raped by designers, by us, if a lady walks on the street and sees an ad with a woman with her boobs and arse in plain sight and she wants to be like that too, that's a way of raping her.
If a lady walks on the street and sees an ad with a woman with her boobs and arse in plain sight and she wants to be like that too, that's a way of raping her, you can rape a woman in many ways, either by throwing her in the basement or by suggesting that she dresses in a certain way.
It's easy for you to sit and watch the race. I sweat my arse off in that race. I pushed absolutely 100, 1,000 per cent. Every bit of energy I had, i didn't have anything left when I came in. People expect you to get out of the car and wave and smile and all that. I gave everything I could, I was struggling to stand. It's so physical nowadays.
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