arse

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Etymology

Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Cognate with German Arsch. Ultimatey from Proto-Indo-European *orse (backside, buttocks) (according to Julius Pokorny and Carl Darling Buck).

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular
arse

Plural
arses

arse (plural arses)

  1. (chiefly British and Australian, vulgar slang) buttocks; (by extension) the back of anything.
  2. (chiefly British, pejorative slang) stupid, mean or despicable person.

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Verb

Infinitive
to arse

Third person singular
arses

Simple past
arsed

Past participle
arsed

Present participle
arsing

to arse (third-person singular simple present arses, present participle arsing, simple past and past participle arsed)

  1. (slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
    Stop arsing around!
  2. (slang) To have the effort to do something, to be bothered.
    I can't be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.
    I couldn't be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.

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Italian

Verb

arse

  1. Third-person singular indicative past historic of ardere.