Meanings
adjectivehalf-arse (comparative more half-arse, superlative most half-arse)
comparative more half-arse · superlative most half-arse
- CommonwealthIrelandUKalternativeslangsometimes considered vulgarAlternative spelling of half-ass.
verbhalf-arse (third-person singular simple present half-arses, present participle half-arsing, simple past and past participle half-arsed)
present singular third person half-arses · participle present half-arsing · participle past half-arsed · past half-arsed
- CommonwealthIrelandUKalternativeslangsometimes considered vulgarAlternative spelling of half-ass.
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APA
half-arse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-arse
MLA
“half-arse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-arse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-arse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-arse.
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