arse
- noun
- /ɑːs/
- Offensive
- She sat down on her arse and laughed at the joke.
- kick your arse
- a fat arse
- pain in the arse
Thoughts on smuggling drugs up your arse to get into festivals?
- Thoughts on smuggling drugs up your arse to get into festivals?
Examples
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Lovely arse.
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Let's kick some arse.
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I was just telling everyone how you saved my arse yesterday.
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I would take a pain in the arse for half a million.
Fiction book (1998) -
Tell him to get his arse up here on the spot.
Fiction book (1991) -
You wouldn't know a hospital corner if it bit you on the arse.
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"Come on? You'll freeze your arse off out there," she said.
Fiction book (1993) -
So instead of sweating my arse off again, I get AC, burgers, and Natties.
Blog text (7) -
After falling on the ground, he landed hard on his arse.
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He decided to do a handstand, landing right on his arse.
Synonyms
The fleshy part of your body that you sit on
The fleshy part of the body that you sit on
The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom
The soft part of the body that you sit on
The part of the body you sit on
The part of the body you sit on
The part of the body you sit on
The part of the body that you sit on
The soft part of the body you sit on
The soft part of your body that you sit on
An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on
The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on
The soft part of the body that you sit on
A name children use for the part of the body you sit on
The part of the body you sit on
The soft part of the body you sit on
The soft part of the body you sit on
The soft part of the body you sit on
The soft back part of the body that you sit on
The fleshy part of the body that you sit on
The soft part at the back of your body that you sit on
A slang word for the part of the body you sit on
The part at the back of the body that you sit on
The soft part of your body that you sit on
An informal word for the parts at the back of the body that you sit on
The part of the body you sit on
The soft part of the body you sit on
Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on
The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on
The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs
The part of the body you sit on
Idioms
- Vulgar
To lose your balance and land on your backside in an awkward or embarrassing way
- Offensive
A rude British phrase that shows you strongly refuse a request or that you do not believe a claim
Compounds
- Offensive
A day, usually Tuesday, when cinemas and other places sell tickets at lower prices
How Polite
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arse comes from an old Germanic word ars meaning 'back part' or 'buttocks'. So it originally named the part of the body you sit on, which is why arse still means the buttocks or the anus today.