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Highly connected populace no longer concerned about technology (risk averse my arse) We do things differently here.

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Quick take

(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of arse gathered in one view.

noun

(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.

noun

(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

verb

(Commonwealth, slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arse.

noun

(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.

See also: stern, butt, prat, bottom, tail

noun

(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

See also: stern, butt, prat, bottom, tail

verb

(Commonwealth, slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around.

See also: stern, butt, prat, bottom, tail

noun

(biochemistry) Abbreviation of arylsulfatase E, an enzyme, deficiencies in which are associated with abnormalities in cartilage and bone development.

See also: stern, butt, prat, bottom, tail

Example sentences

Highly connected populace no longer concerned about technology (risk averse my arse) We do things differently here.

The arse kissing culture is very evident in these kinda growth scenes, where the management wants to please their higher-ups!

That dastardly 300ms makes quick operation of a mobile app a complete pain in the arse.

This is partially to protect my arse from misadventure by proxy and partly to establish healthy use of the internet.

So, for example, someone was talking about giving me a good smashing up the arse.

Then if they fall on their arse when it fails you can point, laugh and tell them you told them so:).

If you don't go through the recruiters, you end up being left with the cheap arse companies that won't pay up anyway.

I was forced to export off a master.ai file rather than re-edit native.svg, a pain in the arse!

What he did was stupid (but not particularly nasty, or evil or whatever), but he then went and worked his arse off.

Do keep in mind that proper bike configuration means the leg is almost at full stretch when the pedal is in down position, which means you can't just keep your arse in the saddle and put a foot on the ground.

This makes global state, like user settings, a pain in the arse.

So I haul my arse up to the other end of the country by plane and arrive at the facility.

Quote examples

B., I am English - by "bothersome" what I suppose I actually mean is "a massive pain in the arse".

If i am understanding you right you seem to consider the act of rebasing itself to be "a massive pain in the arse".

Maybe I should rephrase that to "a massive pain in the fucking arse".

Speaking as a lower-income student who went to an Ivy League university, appearing more similar to those in power is an entirely different thing than becoming an "arse-licking sycophant".