arse C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ɑrs/ UK /ɑːs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun vulgar British term for the buttocks or a foolish person He slipped on the ice and landed flat on his arse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · vulgar british term for the... buttocksbacksidebottomrearbehindrumpass Word family Derived forms arsehole Related forms ass Etymology AI details From Old English ears ('buttocks, fundament'), from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate with German Arsch and Greek órros ('rump'). ears Old English *arsaz Proto-Germanic *h₃ers- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɑrs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɑːs/ ## Meanings 1. vulgar British term for the buttocks or a foolish person ## Examples - He slipped on the ice and landed flat on his arse. ## Synonyms - buttocks - backside - bottom - rear - behind - rump - ass ## Derived Forms - arsehole ## Related Forms - ass ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ears - Root: *arsaz - Root: *h₃ers- ## Etymology From Old English ears ('buttocks, fundament'), from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate with German Arsch and Greek órros ('rump'). ## AI Etymology Arse is from Old English ears ('buttocks, fundament'), from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate with German Arsch and Greek órros ('rump'). Important recorded forms include ears (Old English), *arsaz (Proto-Germanic), and *h₃ers- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers vulgar British term for the buttocks or a foolish person. The wider family includes derived forms such as arsehole and related words such as ass. ## Topics - People & Society - Register & Style markdown