arse
Rear, in London
Arse is the British spelling and pronunciation of ass, meaning buttocks.
Unlike American ass, which has merged with the donkey meaning, arse remains purely anatomical.
The word appears in many expressions: arse over tit (falling head over heels), can't be arsed (can't be bothered), pain in the arse (annoying person or thing), arse about face (backwards).
To arse about means to fool around: Stop arsing about.
Arse is vulgar but common in British speech, carrying roughly the same weight as American ass.
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
behind · bum · rump · cheeks · rear · seat · gluteus · haunches · hindquarters · tailbone
bum
Idle vagrant
rear · prat · sit-upon · tochus · heinie · duff · caboose · patootie
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
dolt · nitwit · buffoon · dunce · blockhead · dimwit · numpty · pillock · wally · berk
asshole
Crude insult or anatomy
bugger · bollocks · damn · bleeding · blasted · ruddy · frigging · flaming
- kick arseAchieve overwhelming success
- pains in the arsePersistently annoying people or things
- smart arseIrritatingly clever person
- kiss my arseContemptuous dismissal phrase
- kiss someone's arseFlatter excessively for favor
- clever arseIrritatingly quick-witted person