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Arse bandit

Language; Slang

A male homosexual. The humorous but not affectionate term suggests an aggressive, predatory or desperate enemy. It is very much a term of jovial male abuse (there is no record of women saying ...

Arse-end

Language; Slang

The end, back or bottom of anything. A common vulgarism also used in the phrase 'the arse-end of nowhere', referring to a very remote and/or unpleasantplace. 'Arse-end Charlie' is a ...

Arseholes

Language; Slang

(British exclamation) Nonsense. A term expressing brusque dismissal or defiance, which now seems to be falling into disuse. The singer Ian Dury included it in a stream of abuse featured on a 1978 ...

Arse-about-face

Language; Slang

Back to front, the wrong way round or wrongly ordered or organised Look at the state of that shelf you just put up; it's all arse-about-face! Also used as adverb.

Arse about

Language; Slang

To fool about, behave in an irresponsible or silly way. A favourite expression of many schoolmasters, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. Stop arsing about in there and get on with your work!

Bad

Language; Slang

1 Good. Originally from the terminology of the poorest black Americans, either as simple irony or based on the assumption that what is bad in the eyes of the white establishment is ...