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(AU, NZ, slang) Lucky.
"Oh, we had that singer in the other day and they were really arsey with us, and we only kept them waiting half an hour' - and I go, 'Hang on a minute, that's a long time and they've probably been doing lots of work that day and I think …
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
“Will never understand why so many gamers get arsey about the concept cross-gen games. Whenever people are like “oh, PS6 games will be releasing on PS5 for years” I just think… so?”
First few months in, I was arsey as hell. Thought they were a right bunch of wankers.
“Will never understand why so many gamers get arsey about the concept cross-gen games. Whenever people are like “oh, PS6 games will be releasing on PS5 for years” I just think… so?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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