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1 Urban Dictionary: arse
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=arse
Dec 17, 2008 - Arse refers to the buttocks or in the case of arsehole, the anus, in British English. ... Because a wild donkey is stupid and stubborn, ass is used in British English speaking countries as a term of abuse too, but the meaning is subtly different to arse. ... Arse is more versatile than ass ...
2 Arse | Define Arse at Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/arse
noun, Slang: Vulgar. 1. ass2(defs 1, 2). Origin of arse.
3 arse | Definition of arse in English by Oxford Dictionaries
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/arse
Definition of arse - a person's buttocks or anus., a stupid, irritating, or contemptible person.
4 arse Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/arse
the part of your body that you sit on: She has a huge arse. a stupid person.
5 etymology - Is there a difference between “arse” and “ass ...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4452/is-there-a-difference-between-arse-and-ass
In both British and American English, the word "ass" is used for "donkey". For "buttocks", British English uses "arse", while American English uses "ass". In British English, the two words are not interchangeable. "Arse" means only "buttocks", while "ass" means only "donkey".
6 Arse | Definition of Arse by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arse
Define arse: buttocks —often used in emphatic reference to a specific person; anus; sexual intercourse — arse in a sentence.
7 Arse vs. ass - Grammarist
http://grammarist.com/usage/arse-ass/
Jun 13, 2013 - Arse is an old word, with origins going all the way back through Old English to the language's Germanic roots. It was originally an inoffensive and even polite term for the body part, but it eventually became slangy and somewhat vulgar. Today, it has a variety of uses and is embedded in a number of colorful ...
8 arse - Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arse
Alternative forms. ass (US). Etymology. From Middle English ars, ers, from Old English ærs, ears, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz (compare Dutch aars and German Arsch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (“backside, buttocks”) (according to Julius Pokorny and Carl Darling Buck). Pronunciation. (Received Pronunciation ...
9 What does arse mean? arse Definition. Meaning of arse ...
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/arse
This Slang page is designed to explain what the meaning of arse is. The slang word / phrase / acronym arse means... . Online Slang Dictionary. A list of slang words and phrases, idioms, jargon, acronyms, and abbreviations.
10 Arse definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/arse
Also called (for senses 2, 3): arsehole or in (US and Canadian) asshole▷ USAGE Dating back at least a thousand years, and taboo till around the middle of the 20th century, this venerable "Anglo-Saxon" word now seems unlikely to cause offence in all but the most formal contexts. Its acceptability has possibly been helped ...
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