arsehole

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UK/ˈɑː(ɹ)s.həʊl/

noun

The anus.

“Welcome to [Town X], the arsehole of Britain.”

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounarsehole (countable and uncountable, plural arseholes)

plural arseholes · alternative asshole

  1. CommonwealthcountablemildlyuncountablevulgarThe anus.

    The moment I sat on the toilet, my crap immediately came out of my arsehole.

    3 more examples

    Second cut, quick flash to the anus careful not to cut any sacs of roe. Then hold up the slimed thing and quickly slit down the other side to the arsehole again.

    1986, Keri Hulme, The Knife and the Stone: Te Kaihau: The Windeater, page 103

    1994, G. C. Scott, His Mistress's Voice, 2010 eBook, unnumbered page, Harriet waited until she was still before striking her again, this time vertically, on the arsehole.

    2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Part 4: The Bosom of the Family, page 533, Lessons aren't due to resume until two, and Sugar is longing for the respite, if only for the opportunity to remedy her physical discomforts – numb, half-frozen feet, armpits clammy with sweat, a sore and itchy arsehole.

    Synonyms: a-hole, anus, arse, asscunt, asshole, asspussy, ass, back alley

  2. CommonwealthcountablederogatorymildlyoffensiveuncountablevulgarAn inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)

    Shut up, you big dummy! – Hey! Don't call me “big dummy”, you arsehole!

    3 more examples

    “He's dead, you arsehole!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, determined to get a word in edgeways.

    2006, Donna Moore, Go to Helena Handbasket, page 55

    “Marilyn, ye must know that he was an arsehole as well as an idiot. Everyone must tell you that.”

    2007, Bernice Friesen, The Book of Beasts, page 345

    But I said to her, ‘Look, I don't know what your real feelings are towards your father, but I strongly advise you, if you've got anything to say to him, even if it's just to call him an arsehole again, do it now.[…]’

    2009, Ozzy Osbourne, I Am Ozzy, unnumbered page

    Synonyms: assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asschunk, asscunt, assface, assfag, assfaggot

  3. broadlycountableuncountablevulgaroften appositionalAnything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.

    Welcome to [Town X], the arsehole of Britain.

    Synonyms: butthole, armpit, shithole, dump

  4. IrelandUKuncountablevulgarA variant of the card game big two.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)

nounAnything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.

More synonyms by meaning

nounvulgar slang for anus

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englisharce-hoole
  2. Englisharsehole

From Middle English arce-hoole, equivalent to arse + hole. Compare Old English ears-þyrel (“anus”, literally “arse-hole”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Anus, Rimpelkring
  • Anusanus
  • Rimpelkringinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Bulgarian гъз, задник
  • гъз (găz)anus
  • задник (zadnik)anus
  • гъз (găz)inconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • задник (zadnik)inconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Dutch gat, lul
  • gatanus
  • lulinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • klootzakinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Finnish persereikä, paskiainen
  • persereikäanus
  • paskiaineninconsiderate or mean-spirited person
French trou du cul, trou de balle
  • trou du culanus
  • trou de balleanus
  • fionanus
  • rondelleanus
  • boîte à cacaanus
  • coninconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • trou du culinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • trouducinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
German Arschloch, Arschloch
  • Arschlochanus
  • Arschlochinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Greek κωλοτρυπίδα, μαλάκας
  • κωλοτρυπίδα (kolotrypída)anus
  • μαλάκας (malákas)inconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Indonesian bajingan, bangsat
  • bajinganinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • bangsatinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • brengsekinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • keparatinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Irish tóin
  • tóinanus
Italian sfintere, ano
  • sfintereanus
  • anoanus
  • buco del culoanus
  • stronzoinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • coglioneinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Persian مقعد
  • مقعدanus
Polish dupek
  • dupekinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Portuguese cu, cuzão
  • cuanus
  • cuzãoinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Romanian cur, găoază
  • curanus
  • găoazăanus
  • găozarinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Russian за́дний прохо́д, крети́н
  • за́дний прохо́д (zádnij proxód)anus
  • крети́н (kretín)inconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • приду́рок (pridúrok)inconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Scottish Gaelic toll-tòine, mac na galla
  • toll-tòineanus
  • mac na gallainconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • toll-tòineinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Slovak riť, kokot
  • riťanus
  • kokotinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Spanish gilipollas, capullo
  • gilipollasinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • capulloinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Swahili mkundu, mkundu
  • mkunduanus
  • mkunduinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Swedish arselhål, rövhål
  • arselhålanus
  • rövhålanus
  • arselanus
  • arselinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • rövhålinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
  • skitstövelinconsiderate or mean-spirited person
Welsh twll tin
  • twll tinanus

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