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arse

The original variant of the vulgar word "ass" in American English.

Etymology:

Until the Victorian period, "ass" had no profane meaning and simply referred to what we now call the donkey. Because of the increasingly non-rhotic nature of standard British English, "arse" was often rendered "ass". The age of Victorian propriety resulted in the rechristening of the horse-like animal, changing the name to "donkey" to avoid any improper inferences. This usage was also adopted in America, which is why the word "arse" is not usually used in the United States. Some people in Britain have adopted the American version in writing. Although before World War I they were similar, the British pronunciations of "ass" (IPA /æs/) and "arse" (IPA /α:s/) are now quite different.

Source: Wikipedia.

Sorry, but "ass" just sounds more pleasantly vulgar.
Linguistic elitist Briton arses, like the ones on this definition, are known for their pathetic uses of etymology to try and insult the intellect of Americans and -- in this particular case -- Canadians.
by Shreve Lamb and Harmon February 4, 2007
mugGet the arsemug.

arse

person one) Hey! look it's fat arse!
by n00bs_pwn_all_^_^ January 23, 2007
mugGet the arsemug.

ARSED

Those dudes are totally ARSED!
by ShelbyNicole09 November 13, 2007
mugGet the ARSEDmug.

arse

Man: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my arse I sat on a cone!!
by Demtane May 17, 2018
mugGet the arsemug.

arse

A speaker of the British dialect of English who cannot define the word arse without being snarky and condescending to the good people of the nation who saved their arses in WWII.
You, sir, are an arsehole.
by nclarry January 26, 2016
mugGet the arsemug.

arse

a word that eternally petty british people use because they're probably still petty about our little tea party in boston and how we broke up with them a long time ago
" he's so irritating he got mad when i said ass instead of arse, i mean it isn't a big deal"
by i don't care tbh July 17, 2017
mugGet the arsemug.

arse

A great all purpose word that can be used in many ways for many things.
A place you can hide things in girls. Chris is always trying to find things to stick up his fiance's arse.
by Pimp-Master J January 2, 2007
mugGet the arsemug.

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