arse

Meaning

Noun

1. (Commonwealth, vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person.
3. (slang, uncountable, vulgar) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
4. (countable, metonymically, slang, vulgar) 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.

Verb

To be silly, act stupid or mess around.

Intj

An expression of frustration.

Synonyms

ass

🍑

buttocks

butt

bum

backside

bottom

rump

behind

buns

rear end

rear

posterior

asshole

hindquarters

derriere

tail

tail end

anus

fanny

hind end

keister

nates

prat

stern

tush

tooshie

arsehole

seat

💺

can

fundament

back

🔙

bunghole

bump

booty

base

buttock

tuches

beneath

hiney

toches

berk

bootie

arris

hurdies

caboose

breech

porn

tuchus

jacksy

tokhes

Translations

Arsch

cul

kont

sedere

🪑

culo

🍑

trasero

🔙

cul

culo

🍑

Hintern

Gesäß

culus

derrière

κώλος

bips

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ars

Inherited from Old English: ærs

Cognate with Dutch: aars

Cognate with German: Arsch

In summary

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”).