“come get a piece of this ass”
by TheEmployee August 23, 2020
Originally just the name for the donkey, this word had no filthy connotations until about the late 1700s, early 1800s, when the pronunciation of true (English) word for the backside, "arse", had changed enough to sound much like "ass", seeing as how the English often don't pronounce the "r" when they speak.
To avoid any unwanted baggage associated with the word, the name of the ass was changed to "donkey". As a result, the word "arse" has disappeared from American vocabulary.
Although before World War I they were similar, the British pronunciations of "ass" /æs/ and "arse" /ɑːs/ are now very different.
To avoid any unwanted baggage associated with the word, the name of the ass was changed to "donkey". As a result, the word "arse" has disappeared from American vocabulary.
Although before World War I they were similar, the British pronunciations of "ass" /æs/ and "arse" /ɑːs/ are now very different.
-"Joe, how do you say donkey in Spanish?"
-"Burro."
-"How would you spell it?"
-"B-U-R-R-O-W."
-"... it seems that you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
-"Burro."
-"How would you spell it?"
-"B-U-R-R-O-W."
-"... it seems that you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground."
by Lorelili January 10, 2006
Ashton: How did you discover that orange juice on pancakes was good?
Anna: I spilled some on my pancakes once and couldn't be assed to cook anything else.
Anna: I spilled some on my pancakes once and couldn't be assed to cook anything else.
by ame_jayy June 22, 2012
by Notorious M.A.X. September 21, 2005
to elude quickly or scurry at a fast pace; can be used for escaping situations or urging someone to move along
by Poppa D 21 March 14, 2014