Meanings
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangsometimesvulgarIndicates incredulous disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
Does this circuitous process of misinformation display the ‘liquid clearness of an Ionian sky’? My arse it does.
2015, Colin Burrow, “The Empty Bath”, in London Review of Books, volume 37, number 121 more example
Denise: Dad! Your fly hole's all undone. Jim: Ah, the cage might be open, but the beast is asleep. Barbara: Beast my arse.
1999 September 30, Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Carmel Morgan, The Royle Family, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Denise Royle, Jim Royle, and Barbara Royle (Caroline Aherne, Ricky Tomlinson, and Sue Johnston)Synonyms: fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, my ass, my foot, pull the other one
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionIndicates incredulous disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 個屁 /个屁
- 個屁 /个屁 (go³ pei³)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Chinese Mandarin 你妹, 你個頭 /你个头
- 你妹 (nǐmèi)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- 你個頭 /你个头 (nǐgetóu)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- 個頭 /个头 (getóu)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- 個屁 /个屁 (gepì)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Czech no to mi ho teda vyndej, ani hovno
- no to mi ho teda vyndejIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- ani hovnoIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Danish min røv
- min røvIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
French mon cul
- mon culIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
German am Arsch
- am ArschIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Portuguese o caralho, os colhões
- o caralhoIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- os colhõesIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- o escambauIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- o caraçasIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
- uma pouca de merdaIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Russian твою́ мать
- твою́ мать (tvojú matʹ)Indicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Spanish y una mierda
- y una mierdaIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Vietnamese cái đầu mày
- cái đầu màyIndicates disapproval, disregard or disbelief
Cite this entry
my arse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20arse
“my arse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20arse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “my arse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/my%20arse.
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