arsed

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UK/ɑːst/

adjective

Bothered; willing to make an effort.

“a big-arsed man”

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of arse.
adjectivearsed (comparative more arsed, superlative most arsed)

comparative more arsed · superlative most arsed

  1. CommonwealthslangvulgarBothered; willing to make an effort.

    I can’t be arsed to get out of bed today.

    3 more examples

    We asked John if he wanted to come down the pub with us, but he couldn’t be arsed.

    You can keep all the macho bollocks that goes with the job. I can’t be arsed who thinks what of me to be perfectly honest and I have no time for those that are.

    2008, Guy Cullen, Loose Ends, page 2

    […]but here’s the way you’re supposed to run it: make out like it’ll be a long, drawn out process, that you can’t be arsed and that they shouldn’t be arsed because it’ll probably end up doing fuck all except getting a copper pissed off at them.

    2011, Ray Banks, Beast of Burden, page 133

    Synonyms: fucked, asked, sacked

  2. vulgarHaving a particular kind of arse

    a big-arsed man

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBothered; willing to make an effort.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arsed

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Sounds the same

asked (some non-rhotic accents)asked (some non-rhotic accents)

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