1. noun /ɑː(ɹ)s,ɑɹs/
a) The buttocks.
at the laste he sanke downe uppon hys arse, and so sowned downe pale and dedly.
As the novel progresses, he is shot in the hand with his own gun, shot in the arse with someone elses and lacerated by a prosthetic weed trimmer.
2. verb /ɑː(ɹ)s,ɑɹs/
Stop arsing around!
b) To have the effort to do something, to be bothered.
I cant be arsed to write that essay for tomorrow.
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