(Australia, informal) A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.
(Australia, informal) A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.
"the arse" means: A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.. 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.
"the arse" means: A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.. 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.
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(British, Irish, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To waste time or opportunities; to dawdle.
(Canada, especially, Newfoundland, slang, vulgar) Matters, especially economic matters, have gone very wrong; things are out of control.
(British, slang, derogatory) Term of abuse.
(vulgar, in combinations) Having a particular kind of arse.
A pain in the arse to clean and makes the annual outing then into the back of cupboard until your remember you’ve got one the following year….personal fave cheese and bean toastie.
"the arse" means: A rejection; the termination of a relationship, especially employment.. 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.
“Good luck to the Arse tonight.”
“Vana'diel, I have returned...and hoo boy PlayOnline launcher was a pain in the arse ;-; #ff11 #ffxi”
“A pain in the arse to clean and makes the annual outing then into the back of cupboard until your remember you’ve got one the following year….personal fave cheese and bean toastie.”
“We did the same thing last November! Took the plunge and have kicked ourselves in the arse not going electric sooner! Those are go still judge need to drive one!!! We have saved over $4k in gas since we upgraded from the RAM HEMI (I still have but never drive)”
“WTF.... kick them up the arse, verbally what are they playing at?”
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British slang for the worst, most inferior, or most undesirable part of something — be it a place, an organization, a period of time, or a situation. Typically used with obvious disdain: the "arse end" of a city is the run-down outskirts; the "arse end" of a deal is the losing side of it. The phrase is direct and mildly vulgar, common in everyday British speech and far less taboo in the UK than comparable terms would be in formal American contexts.