arse
part of speech
noun (an arse, arses — rude, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand); verb (arse about/around — rude, UK)
meaning for a pupil
1) (rude, UK) The bottom, the part of the body you sit on. tree →
2) (rude, UK) A stupid or annoying person. tree →
3) (rude, UK) Can't be arsed: too lazy or not interested enough to do something. tree →
4) (rude, UK) Arse about or arse around: waste time being silly. tree →
sense in the lessons
It is a swear word in British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand speech, ruder than bum and about as rude as the US «ass». It appears in real, rough talk in stories; at school use bottom or bum instead. Phrases: can't be arsed, pain in the arse, arse about.
examples
- (rude) He fell flat on his arse on the ice. tree →
- (rude) I can't be arsed to tidy my room. tree →
- (rude) Stop arsing about and get on with it! tree →
- (rude) Don't be such an arse. tree →
- (rude) That homework is a pain in the arse. tree →
- The polite word is «bottom»: he fell on his bottom. tree →
note
Rude: not for school or polite talk. US English uses ass. Polite words: bottom, behind; mild child words: bum (UK), butt (US), tush.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «arse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.