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I'm glad My Boys don't play until 9 p.m., gives me a chance to see where my arse is at during the day but, watch for an Over 1st or 2nd half.

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  1. noun Chiefly British Slang Variant of ass2.

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  • I mean, anybody gettin' a vibrator stuck up their arse is a good tale, but a fuckin' government minister? —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
  • "If your arse is too f--- ing fat, stop eating and go for a run." —  Born Again Redneck
  • Plus it featured a lot of Russell Tovey's arse, which is something many people round these parts are always glad to see. —  lowculture.co.uk
  • While the world's press works itself into a swivet about whether or not Michelle Obama accidentally restarted the War of 1812 by daring to put her commoner's hand on the Queen's bony arse, the grown-ups are in New York getting it done: the boys attended Education Secretary And Certified Tall-Ass Muther Arne Duncan's speech on how to fix America's ailing schools. —  East Village Radio
  • Indeed, the arse is divine, even if God herself does not actually exist. —  thecookscottage
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  1. from Middle English ars, ers, from Anglo-Saxon ears, ærs = OFries. ers = Dutch aars, naars = Old High German Middle High German ars, German arsch = Icelandic ars, also rass = Swedish ars = Danish ars, arts = Greek ὄρρος for *ὀρσος, the rump.
 

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