arseholery
Commonwealth English slang for obnoxious, contemptible, or thoroughly antisocial behavior — the kind you'd expect from a world-class arsehole.
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Commonwealth English slang for obnoxious, contemptible, or thoroughly antisocial behavior — the kind you'd expect from a world-class arsehole. The term is more expressive than simply saying "bad behavior" because it implies a specific quality of selfish, inconsiderate, or malicious conduct carried out without remorse. Widely used in British and Australian informal speech, where it reads as pointed but not excessively profane. Typically deployed in exasperated commentary on social or political behavior.
The sheer arseholery on display during the town council meeting left most of the attendees too tired to be angry.
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Commonwealth slang noun for a pattern of obnoxious, contemptible, or inconsiderate behavior, specifically the kind associated with an arsehole. More descriptive of behavior than character — arseholery is what an arsehole does rather than what they fundamentally are. Used to dismiss or condemn specific actions with blunt efficiency. Firmly in the British and Australian informal register. It implies a recognizable pattern rather than a single incident — arseholery is a consistent mode of behaving badly, not a one-off lapse.
The arseholery on display at that committee meeting was genuinely impressive in its pettiness.
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(Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Obnoxious behavior.
"arseholery" means: Obnoxious behavior.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"arseholery" means: Obnoxious behavior.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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