arse

Noun, Verb (intransitive)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

arse(n = noun.body) ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush - 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?"

is a kind of body part

is a part of body, torso, trunk

arse(n = noun.body) arsehole, asshole, bunghole - vulgar slang for anus; Array

is a kind of anus

arse, n. [AS. ears; ærs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. (cf. o'yra` tail).].

The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom. [1913 Webster]

arse, n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl.
--n. the buttocks.
--v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool.

Idiom

arse-hole
1 the anus.
2 offens. a term of contempt for a person. arse-licking obsequiousness for the purpose of gaining favour; toadying.

Usage

Usually considered a taboo word.

Etymology

OE {aelig}rs

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