arse

arse
arse1 [a:s US a:rs] n BrE spoken not polite
[: Old English; Origin: Ars, ears]
1.) the part of your body that you sit on
American Equivalent: ass
2.) a stupid and annoying person
3.) my arse!
used to say that you do not believe something
4.) get off your arse
used to tell someone to stop being lazy and start doing something
5.) shift/move your arse
or get your arse into gear
used to tell someone to hurry up
6.) not know your arse from your elbow
to be stupid and confused about simple things
→↑ass,be a pain in the arse atpain1 (3), ↑smart arse,work your arse off atwork1 (30)
arse 2
arse2 v BrE spoken not polite
can't/couldn't be arsed (to do sth)
to not do something because you are feeling too lazy
arse about/around phr v
to waste time behaving in a silly way instead of doing the things you should do

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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