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arsed

arsed

4 9.9
Not bothered to make an effort to do something
  • adjective
  • /ɑːst/
  • Offensive
: dar la gana
  • My head isn't working today, and I can't be arsed with anything.
  • half-arsed
  • lame-arsed
  • dumb-arsed

So maybe just GB couldn't be arsed to fix this.

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Examples

  • I have often thought of starting the ARSoLs, but I can't be arsed.

    Blog text (10)

  • There is no more half-arsed investigating and allowing cold-blooded killers to walk free after just a few years behind bars.

    Blog text (14)

  • Well, I'm not arsed either way, but if I have to... yes.

    The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)

  • I was like, you know, I can't be arsed, I'm going to take my chances at the airport.

  • I'd do it, but I can't be arsed.

    Disgruntled (2008)

  • I just can't be arsed with the hassle part of the dating game, do you know what I mean?

    Human Traffic (1999)

  • I can't be arsed.

    Gridiron UK (2016)

  • I was having a difficult, busy, can't be arsed sort of week, and suggested I wouldn't be submitting a weekly post.

    Blog text (28)

  • I couldn't be arsed to go out last night, so I stayed home instead.

  • He asked if I wanted to join him, but honestly, I can't be arsed to bother.

Synonyms

bothered
vsarsed
113 1.6

Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something

focuses on willingness to make effort and is often used in negative statements

How Bothered

motivated
254 2.5
bothered
113 1.6
arsed
  • Offensive
4 9.9
indifferent
50 4.4

Surface Forms

arsed positive

Morphology

arsed = arse (opaque) = arse + ed

Although formed by adding -ed to 'arse', the resulting meaning 'bothered' is idiomatic and not predictable from the base 'arse' by standard rules.

Etymology

Arsed comes from the simple word arse 'bottom'. A helpful way to remember it is the phrase 'can't be arsed' — imagine you cannot be bothered to move your 'bottom', so arsed means 'not bothered' or unwilling to make the effort.