• ARSAPEEK
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. – upside down
• ARSE
adj. 2002 Brit. sl. – inferior, shoddy, valueless, unpleasant, disliked for whatever reason
int. 1994 UK sl. – expresses frustration, regret, or annoyance; damn!
n. 1. c1000 sl. – the buttocks
n. 2. 1556 – tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers
n. 3. c1684 – a woman’s posterior and vagina, the vagina
n. 4. 1698 – (one’s) body, person, or self
n. 5. c1785 – a stupid, unpleasant, or contemptible person; a fool
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. – the bottom of anything
n. 7. c1940 Aust. sl. – boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this
n. 8. 1944 Aust. sl. – a despicable person; an objectionable person or place
n. 9. 1950s Aust. sl. – dismissal from a job
n. 10. 1993 UK – nonsense, rubbish
n. 11. 2000s sl. – courage
vb. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – to move backwards, to push back
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – to back out of fulfilling a promise, etc.; to shuffle
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to kick upon the seat
vb. 4. Bk1898 Sc. – to balk, to defeat
vb. 5. 1959 Brit. sl. – of a vehicle: to reverse
vb. 6. 1996 Sc. sl. – to eat something greedily; to consume something quickly
vb. 7. 1996 Sc. sl. – to make a mess of something; to botch something
vb. 8. 20C World War I usage – to dismiss, esp. from a job
• ARSE ABOUT
adj. 1979 Aust. sl. – back to front
vb. 1. 1664 Brit. – to idle, to fool about; to waste time
vb. 2. L18 sl. – to turn round
• ARSE ABOUT FACE
adj. 1. 1923 UK sl. – contrary to what is usually expected or logical; confused, muddled, perverse
adj. 2. 1984 UK sl. – back to front
• ARSEACHE
n. 1. 1950s Aust. & US sl. – a general insult to a person
n. 2. 1990s sl. – a bad temper
• ARSE-ALIGHT
n. 1940s sl. – a German World War II rocket
• ARSE ALL
n. 2002 Brit. sl. – nothing, nothing at all
• ARSE AROUND
vb. 1664 – to idle, to loaf, to loiter, to fool about, to act irresponsibly, to trifle
• ARSE BACKWARDS
phr. L19 sl. – back-to-front; in a mess, chaotic
• ARSE BANDIDO
n. 2001 Brit. sl., derogatory – a male homosexual, esp. the active partner in anal sex
• ARSE BANDIT
n. 1. c1910 boys’ boarding-school usage – one who makes play with homosexual inclinations
n. 2. 1961 sl., derogatory – a homosexual sodomist
• ARSE BANDITRY
n. 2000s sl. – homosexuality; homosexual activities
• ARSE-BARE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – with bare buttocks
• ARSE-BENDER
n. 1960s sl. – a homosexual male
• ARSE BISCUIT
n. 2003 Brit. sl. – a fart
• ARSE BRIGAND
n. 20C sl. – a notorious sodomite
• ARSE CABBAGE
n. 1990s sl. – haemorrhoids
• ARSE CHEEKS
n. 1865 – the buttocks
• ARSE CLEAVAGE
n. 2002 Brit. sl. – the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband
• ARSE-COCKLE
n. 1808 Sc. obs. – a hot pimple on any part of the body
• ARSE-COOLER
n. 19C sl. – a bustle on a woman’s dress
• ARSE-CRAWL
vb. L19 sl. – to toady, to act as a sycophant
• ARSE-CRAWLER
n. L19 sl. – a sycophant
• ARSE-CREEP
vb. 1940s sl. – to toady, to act as a sycophant
• ARSE-CREEPER
n. L19 sl. – a sycophant
• ARSE CRESS
n. 2002 Brit. sl. – the hair surrounding the anus
• ARSED
adj. 1999 Brit. sl. – bothered; worried
• ARSED OUT
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – fired, dismissed
• THE ARSE DROPS OUT OF
phr. 1969 Aust. sl. – of a financial venture: to fail dismally
• ARSED UP
adj. 1930s sl. – confused, mixed up
• ARSE END
n. 1. 1937 sl. – the buttocks, the backside
n. 2. 1942 Brit. sl. – the end; the final part
n. 3. 1955 Aust. sl. – the back or tail end
n. 4. 1958 sl. – the less or least desirable part of something; the unfavourable side of a bargain
• ARSE-END CHARLIE
n. 1939 Royal Air Force usage – ‘the man who weaves backwards and forwards above and behind the Squadron’ to protect them from attack from the rear’
• ARSE-ENDS
n. a1000 obs. – the buttocks
• ARSE-END-TO
adv. 1943 Amer. dial. – backwards
• ARSE-FACE
n. 1929 – an unattractive or hated person
• THE ARSE FALLS OUT OF
vb. 1969 Aust. sl. – of a financial venture: to fail dismally
• ARSE-FIRST
adv. 1962 Aust. sl. – back-to-front
• ARSE-FOOT
n. 16C colloq., nautical usage – a penguin
• ARSEFUCK
vb. 1998 Aust. sl. – to engage in anal sex
• ARSE FUCKER
n. 1996 Aust. sl. – a male who takes the active role in anal sex
• ARSE-GRAPES
n. 1997 sl. – haemorrhoids, piles
• ARSE-GUT
n. a1413 – the rectum
• ARSEHOLD
n. 1940s sl. – the end, the back of anything
• ARSEHOLE
adj. 1956 – irritating, contemptible, despicable
n. 1. a1500 – the anus or rectum
n. 2. c1784 – a foolish or despicable person; an unpleasant person, usually male
n. 3. 1926 – a place or area considered extremely unpleasant or uninviting; the most remote or least attractive part of a specified region; the poorest, most run-down and potentially dangerous area of a city, town, or place
n. 4. 1930s colloq., orig. US – a general derogatory term for a person
n. 5. 1940s sl. – the end, the back of anything
n. 6. 2000s sl. – courage, nerve
vb. 1. 1950 Aust. sl. – to dismiss; to get rid of; to reject someone
vb. 2. 1982 UK sl. – to go, to leave
• ARSEHOLE BANDIT
n. 1. 1960s sl. – a homosexual male
n. 2. 1970 sl. – an anal sodomist
• ARSEHOLE CLEAVAGE
n. 2002 Brit. sl. – the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL
vb. L19 sl. – to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant
• ARSEHOLE CRAWLER
n. 1961 sl. – a sycophant; a toady; hence a term of abuse
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING
adj. L19 sl. – toadying
n. L19 sl. – toadying
• ARSEHOLE CREEP
vb. L19 sl. – to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant
• ARSEHOLE CREEPER
n. 1984 sl. – a sycophant, a toady; hence, a term of abuse
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING
adj. L19 sl. – toadying
n. L19 sl. – toadying
• ARSEHOLED
adj. 1. c1940 sl. – extremely drunk
adj. 2. Bk2007 Aust. sl. – dismissed from one’s job; ejected from a bar; rejected by one’s partner
• ARSEHOLE LUCKY
adj. c1950 sl. – extremely lucky or fortunate
• ARSEHOLE MOUTH
n. 2005 UK sl. – tightly pursed lips
• ARSE-HOLE OF CREATION
n. 1926 Amer. sl. – a detestable place
• ARSEHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE
n. 1950 sl. – an unpleasant place
• ARSEHOLE OF THE WORLD
n. 1950 sl. – any particularly unpleasant place
• ARSE-HOLE-PERISHER
n. Bk1891 sl. – a short jacket
• ARSEHOLE POLISHER
n. 1970s sl. – a sycophant, a toady
• ARSEHOLES
adj. c1940 sl. – extremely drunk
int. 1937 sl. – nonsense! a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation
• ARSEHOLE SET FIRE!
int. c1920 sl. – exclamation
• ARSEHOLE SQUARE
phr. L19 chiefly London usage – reply to “Where?”
• ARSEHOLE(S) TO BREAKFAST TIME
adj. L19 sl. – upside down; utterly confused; most unsatisfactory
adv. Bk2007 UK sl. – thoroughly, constantly
• ARSEHOLES TO YOU!
int. L19 sl. – a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation
• ARSEHOLE STREET
n. 1984 UK sl. – an unpleasant place to be; serious trouble
• ARSEHOLEY
adj. L19 sl. – toadying, sycophantic
• ARSEHOLING
adj. 1930s sl. – a general term of derision
• ARSEHOLISHNESS
n. 2000s sl. – a behaving in a foolish manner
• ARSE IT
vb. 1970s sl. – to leave, to exit
• ARSE JOCKEY
n. 1990s UK juvenile sl. – a male homosexual
• ARSE-KICKER
n. 1967 sl. – an aggressive, domineering person; a bully
• ARSE KING
n. 20C sl. – a notorious sodomite
• ARSE-KISS
vb. 1940s sl. – to toady
• ARSE-KISSER
n. M18 sl. – a sycophant, a toady, one who curries favour
• ARSE-KISSING
adj. 1940s sl. – toadying, begging
n. 1940s sl. – toadying, sycophancy
• ARSEL-CREEPER
n. L19 sl. – a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse
• ARSE-LICK
n. 1970s sl., orig. US – a toady, a sycophant, a groveller
vb. 1968 sl. – to behave obsequiously towards; to toady
• ARSE-LICKER
n. 1. 1938 sl. – an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant
n. 2. 1980s sl. – an anilinguist
• ARSE-LICKING
adj. 1. 1930s sl. – extremely servile, grovelling
adj. 2. 2000s sl. – exaggerated
n. 1912 sl. – obsequious behaviour; toadying
• ARSE LIKE A WIZARD’S SLEEVE
n. 2002 UK sl. – an unusually loose rectum and anus
• ARSELING
adv. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. – backwards
• ARSELINGS
adv. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – backwards
• ARSELINS COUP
n. 19C sl. – sexual intercourse
• ARSE LUCK
n. 2002 Singapore sl. – very bad luck indeed
• ARSE MAN
n. c1955 sl. – a male who esteems and enjoys a female’s bottom as her most attractive physical characteristic
• ARSENAL
n. 1990s sl. – the genitals
• ARSENAL ARE AT HOME
phr. 2000s sl. – used by a (N. London) woman to indicate that she is having a period
• ARSENAL ARE PLAYING AT HOME
phr. 2000 UK sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• ARSENESS
n. 1979 W. Indies sl. – wilful stupidity
• ARSENUTS
n. 1990s UK juvenile sl. – faecal matter found clinging to the anal hairs and buttock cleft
• ARSE OFF
vb. 19C sl. – to depart; to leave quickly
• THE ARSE OF THE SHIP
n. M19 Royal Navy usage – the stern
• ARSE-ON
n. 2000 UK sl. – a fit of bad temper, the sulks
• ARSE ON BACKWARDS
phr. 20C sl. – back-to-front, confused
• ARSE-OPENER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• ARSE OUT
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to leave quickly
vb. 2. 1950s sl. – to dismiss from a job
• ARSE OVER APEX
adv. 1920s sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER APPETITE
adv. 1930s sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER BALLOCKS
adv. 1998 sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER ELBOW
adv. 20C sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER HEAD
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – head over heels, topsy-turvy
• ARSE OVER KETTLE
adj. 20C sl. – head over heels
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE
adv. 1955 Amer. sl. – head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
• ARSE OVER KICK
adv. 1920s Irish sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER KITE
adv. 1960s NZ sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TIP
adj. 20C sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TIT
adv. c1910 Aust. & Brit. sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TITS
adv. c1920 sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TOCK
adv. c1920 sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TUCK
adv. c1920 sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TURKEY
adv. L19 sl. – head over heels
• ARSE OVER TURTLE
adv. 1955 Aust. sl. – head over heels
• ARSE-PAPER
n. 1. 1930s NZ & US sl. – lavatory paper
n. 2. 1998 NZ sl. – any person or thing of limited use
• ARSEPAPERED
adj. 1980s Aust. half-rhyming sl. – ignored
• THE ARSE-PARTY
n. c1920 Royal Navy usage – those who, in any ship, are known to be homosexuals
• ARSEPIECE
n. 1990s sl. – a term of derision
• ARSE POKER
n. 1980s sl. – anal intercourse
• ARSE-POLISHING
n. 1939 Royal Navy usage – an office job
• ARSE-POSS
n. 1611 obs. rare – a heavy fall on to the buttocks
• ARSE-PUSH
n. 1660 obs. rare – a heavy fall on to the buttocks
• ARSER
n. 20C sl. – a fall on one’s behind
• ARSE-ROPES
n. a1382 obs. – the intestines
• ARSE-RUGS
n. 19C Brit. sl. – trousers; breeches
• ARSE-SHAGGER
n. 1990s sl. – a male homosexual; a sodomite
• ARSE-SPLITTING
adj. 2000s sl. – extreme, very, great
• ARSE-STABBER
n. 1990s sl. – a sodomite
• ARSE-STRINGS
n. L16 sl. – a metaphorical part of the body, holding the buttocks in place
• ARSE-THIRL
n. a1000 obs. – the anus
• ARSETRONAUT
n. 2002 NZ sl. – a male homosexual
• ARSE UP
adj. 2001 UK sl. – (as ‘arse-up’) dead, finished, out of operation
adv. 1. 1994 Aust. sl. – upside down
adv. 2. 20C sl. – head-over-heels
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – a mix-up, a foul-up
vb. 1932 US sl. – to bungle, to botch, to spoil something; to mess up
• ARSE-UP-TO-TEACUP
adv. 20C sl. – head-over-heels
• ARSE UPWARDS
adj. 17C – lucky, fortunate
adv. 1. 17C colloq. – in good luck; luckily; easily
adv. 2. 1896 Eng. dial. – the wrong way round, upside down, back to front
• ARSE UP WITH CARE
adj. 20C sl. – said of a thorough mess, a real bungle, chaos
• ARSE-VERSE
n. 1888 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – a spell written on the side of a house to ward off fire or witchcraft
• ARSE-VERSY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – fanciful, preposterous
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. – in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – upside down; head over heels
• ARSEWARD
adj. 1686 Eng. dial. – perverse, obstinate; unwilling
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. – backwards, hind-before
• ARSEWARD-BACKWARDS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – backwards, hind-before
• ARSEWARDS
adj. 1686 Eng. dial. – perverse, obstinate; unwilling
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. – backwards, hind-before
• ARSEWAYS
adv. 1. 1909 sl. obs. rare – of sexual intercourse: from behind
adv. 2. 1938 – backwards, back to front; the wrong way round
• ARSE-WEDGE
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• ARSE-WINNING
n. c1400 obs. – money earned by prostitution
• ARSEWIPE
n. 1. 1677 sl. – anything used to wipe oneself clean after defecation; later, toilet paper
n. 2. 1962 sl., derogatory – a foolish or contemptible person
• ARSE-WIPER
n. 20C colloq. – a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress
• ARSE-WISE
adj. 1962 colloq. – inept; preposterous, absurd, foolish, ludicrous, mistaken, wrong
adv. 20C colloq. – awry
• ARSE-WORM
n. 1690 Brit. sl. – a little diminutive fellow; a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf
• ARSEY
adj. 1. c1935 Aust. sl. – lucky
adj. 2. 1989 UK sl. – bad-tempered, moody, unpleasant, disagreeable
adj. 3. 1993 UK sl. – having an exaggerated opinion of one’s own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited
adj. 4. 2000s sl. – stupid
n. 1950s Aust. sl. – a lucky person
• ARSEY BOO
adj. 1988 NZ sl. – chaotic, unorganized
• ARSEY-TARSEY
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. – to fall upside down
phr. 1980s NZ sl. – in a mess, incoherent
• ARSEY-TURVEY
adv. c1860 Amer. sl. – upside down; head over heels
• ARSEY-VARSEY; ARSEY-VARSIE; ARSEY-VARSY; ARSY-VARSY
adv. 1539 – topsy-turvy, head over heels; back to front, the wrong way round
• ARSEY-VERSEY; ARSEY-VERSY
adv. 1539 – upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused
• ARSEY-WARSEY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – fanciful, preposterous
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. – in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – upside down; head over heels
• ARSH
adj. 1878 Amer. dial. – chilly, cool
• ARSIE
adj. c1935 Aust. sl. – lucky; very lucky
• ARSIE-VERSIE; ARSI-VERSI
adv. 1577 – upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused
• ARSING
n. Bk1898 Sc. – shuffling, evading
• ARSLE
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to move backwards; to back out of a place or situation
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget
vb. 3. c1960 Amer. dial. – to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless
• ARS MUSICA
n. 18C Brit. sl. – the anus, specifically when one is breaking wind
• ARSOLES
adj. 1930s sl. – a general term of derision
• ARSON
vb. 1970s Black British sl. – to set alight
• ARSTY!
int. L19 army and later Royal Air Force usage – slowly! slow down!
• ARSWORM
n. 1690 Brit. sl. – a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf
• ARSY
adj. 1. c1935 Aust. sl. – lucky; very lucky
adj. 2. 1989 UK sl. – bad-tempered, moody, unpleasant, disagreeable
adj. 3. 1993 UK sl. – having an exaggerated opinion of one’s own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited
• ARSY-FARCY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – contrary, disobedient
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – fanciful, preposterous
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. – in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – upside down; head over heels
• ARSY-TARSY
adj. 20C Brit. sl. – backwards
• ARSY-VARSEY
adv. M16 – topsy-turvy, head over heels
• ARSY-VARSY
adj. M17 – preposterous; topsy-turvy
adv. 1. 1539 – upside down; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – in confusion
• ARSY-VERSY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – contrary, disobedient
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – fanciful, preposterous
adj. 3. 1976 UK sl. – homosexual
adv. 1. 1539 UK – back to front, upside down; perversely
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – in confusion
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – deceit, flattery
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