| Front | arse |
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| Back | arse noun, verb BrE /ɑːs/ NAmE /ɑːrs/ noun word origin (BrE, taboo, slang) 1 (NAmE ass) the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom Get off your arse! (= stop sitting around doing nothing) 2 (usually following an adjective) a stupid person see also smart-arse My arse! (taboo, slang) used by some people to show they do not believe what sb has said work your ˈarse off (taboo, slang) to work very hard more at kiss sb's arse at kiss v., not know your arse from your elbow at know v., lick sb's arse at lick v., a pain in the arse/neck at pain n. verb word origin can't be ˈarsed (to do sth) (BrE, taboo, slang) to not want to do sth because it is too much trouble I was supposed to do some work this weekend but I couldn't be arsed. ˌarse aˈbout/aˈround (BrE, taboo, slang) to waste time by behaving in a silly way |
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