Arse

Alternative forms

 * ass

Etymology
ærs:, ears:, from. Cognate with German Arsch:. Ultimately from (according to Julius Pokorny and Carl Darling Buck).

Noun

 * 1)  The buttocks.
 * 2)  (not used in US, Canada) stupid, mean or despicable person.

Derived terms

 * do not know their arse from their elbow
 * arse bandit
 * arsehole
 * arseface
 * arsehat


 * arseman
 * arsey/arsy
 * arsing
 * duck's arse
 * duck-arsed

Verb

 * 1)  To be silly, act stupid or mess around.
 * Stop arsing around!
 * 1)  To have the effort to do something, to be bothered.