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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