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ARSE
arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole
(noun) vulgar slang for anus
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; “he deserves a good kick in the butt”; “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arse (plural arses)
(current in, South Africa, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, dated in New England, now, vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
(chiefly, UK, pejorative slang) A stupid, mean or despicable person.
Verb
arse (third-person singular simple present arses, present participle arsing, simple past and past participle arsed)
(slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
Anagrams
• AREs, Ares, EARs, ERAs, Ersa, SERA, ares, ears, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear, sera
Noun
ARSE
(enzyme) Abbreviation of arylsulfatase E, an enzyme, deficiencies in which are associated with abnormalities in cartilage and bone development.
Anagrams
• AREs, Ares, EARs, ERAs, Ersa, SERA, ares, ears, eras, rase, reas, sare, sear, sera
Source: Wiktionary
Arse, n. Etym: [AS. ears; ærs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr.
Definition: The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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