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Universal Words noun, verb noun (BrE, !!!, slang) 1 (AmE ass) the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom: Get off your arse (= stop sitting around doing nothing)! 2 (usually following an adjective) a stupid person seealsoSMART-ARSE IDIOMS My arse! used by some people to show they do not believe what sb has said work your arse off to work very hard moreatKISSv., KNOWv., LICKv., PAINn. verb IDIOMS can't be arsed (to do sth) (BrE, !!!, slang) to not want to do sth because it is too much trouble: I was supposed to do some work this weekend but I couldn't be arsed. PHRASALVERBS arse about / around (BrE, !!!, slang) to waste time by behaving in a silly way