(Australian) adj: Signifies that something is dead or somehow defunct. Is often used with reference to businesses that go bankrupt or otherwise come to grief.
Should not be confused with the phrase 'the arse fell out of' (e.g. 'We used to be a banana republic until the arse fell out of the bananas market').
Should not be confused with the phrase 'the arse fell out of' (e.g. 'We used to be a banana republic until the arse fell out of the bananas market').
The former CEO has told the HIH Royal Commission that he gave away $14.4 million to friends and colleagues in the months before the insurance giant went arse-up.
It's not my fault your business went arse-up mate!
It's not my fault your business went arse-up mate!
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A turd or shit. As a plural, arse-biscuits indicates strong disbelief in the sentiment just expressed.
Husband: damn that arse-biscuit is redder than a motherfucker.
Wife: yes, perhaps a trip to the infirmary is in order?
Person1: Canadian football is superior since, with only 3 downs, there is more of an emphasis on a passing game.
Person2: Arse-biscuits!
Wife: yes, perhaps a trip to the infirmary is in order?
Person1: Canadian football is superior since, with only 3 downs, there is more of an emphasis on a passing game.
Person2: Arse-biscuits!
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Get the Arse-ferret mug.A clever term invented by myself and a friend during an extremely uninteresting French lesson at our bleak little school (Granville Community School in the heart of Woodville). It is the phonetic equivilent of arsehole, but is someone with 1) A big fat cock up their arse, 2) A lampost or something of equal size up their arsehole.
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in the television series, 'the nanny', yeta wears an 'arse sack' incorrectly, and wears it on the front, hence the name 'arse sack' or 'bum bag'
"hey, mum, have you got your arse sack on yet so we can get runnin'"
"hey, mum, have you got your arse sack on yet so we can get runnin'"
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When you buttocks are about to get hit/spanked/pinched/scratched
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