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A person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum.
Meaning & usage
A person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum.
A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person.
Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body; (by extension) one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz (compare Dutch aars and German Arsch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos (“backside, buttocks”).
To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
Stop arsing around!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz (compare Dutch aars and German Arsch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos (“backside, buttocks”).
An expression of frustration.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz (compare Dutch aars and German Arsch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos (“backside, buttocks”).
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