arse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

English

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Alternative spellings

• ass (US)

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

• (British) IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)s/, SAMPA: /A:(r)s/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)s

• (US) IPA: /ɑɹs/, SAMPA: /Ars/

  Rhymes: -ars

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Noun

arse (plural arses)

1. (mainly UK and Australia, slang, vulgar) The buttocks; (by extension) the back of anything.
2. (mainly British, slang, pejorative) An insulting or derisive term for a person.

Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Translations

• See ass

Derived terms

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• arse about v
• arse around v

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Italian

Verb

arse

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