interjection · rare

arse

An expression of frustrationAn expression of frustration.

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UK/ɑːs/US/ɑɹs/

» I can't be arsed.

Мені насрати. — deniko

the_usual · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

1 senses

(Commonwealth, vulgar)An expression of frustration.
(euphemistic)

Examples

28 sentences

I can't be arsed.
Мені насрати. — deniko
the_usual · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
He arse-licks his boss.
Він лиже дупу шефа. — deniko
deEr schleimt sich bei seinem Chef ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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“It’s just bantz” is what people say when they don’t want to admit they’ve been an arse.
«Це всього лише підколи», — так говорять люди, коли не хочуть визнати, що вони поводилися як свині. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Tom did a half-arsed job.
deTom hat gepfuscht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The sun shines out of his arse.
deIhm scheint die Sonne aus dem Arsch. — MUIRIEL
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Origin

From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, f

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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Forms

assUS alternative