English
Alternative spellings
ass qualifier|US
Etymology
OE. term|ærs|langang, term|ears|langang, from proto|Germanic|arsaz. Cognate with German term|Arsch|langde and with Old French term|arce|langfro or term|arse|lang=fro.
Pronunciation
audio|en-ca-arse.ogg|Audio (CA)
IPA|/�rs/
:rhymes|��(r)s
Noun
en-noun
- context|slang|coarse The buttocks.
- context|slang|pejorative An insulting term for a person.
- context|slang|expletive Self-derisory term.
Quotations
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Translations
See ass
Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from arse
do not know their arse from their elbow
arse bandit
arsehole
arseface
rel-mid
arsehat
arseman
arsing
rel-bottom
Verb
en-verb|arses|arsing|arsed|arsed
- context|slang|intransitive To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
#:Stop arsing around!
- slang To have the effort to do something.
#:I can't be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.
#:I couldn't be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.
Derived terms
arse about pos_v
arse around pos_v
Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English vulgarities
Category:English swear words
Italian
Verb
infl|it|verb form
- form of|Third-person singular indicative past historic|ardere
el:arse
fr:arse
io:arse
la:arse
pl:arse
fi:arse
te:arse
vi:arse
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