arselong
(UK, _, dialectal) Backwards; on one's arse.
Definitions
(UK, _, dialectal) Backwards; on one's arse.
Heave they did, all unopposed, and tumbled arselong when the bar came about. Even as they rolled and cursed, the whistling petered; [...]
Comments
Used in
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "arselong".
🇬🇧About British & Irish slang slang
UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
See all British & Irish slang slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "arselong" (A)
Browse all slang words starting with A.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- asswards68%
A North American slang adverb meaning ass-first or in reverse, functionally equivalent to backwards but with added vulgarity for emphasis. Used both literally (physically oriented the wrong way) and figuratively (approaching a problem in the most inefficient or idiotic way). The figurative sense is more common and carries a tone of exasperated disbelief at someone's poor judgment or backwards approach.
- arse about68%
(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, vulgar) The wrong way round; exactly opposite to that which is desirable; contrary; conceptually inverted; wrong.
- the arse68%
(Australia, informal) A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.
- asswards67%
(North America, slang) Ass first; backwards.
- hang an arse65%
(idiomatic, archaic, slang) to hang back, to be afraid to advance.