arse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
    • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
  2. noun vulgar slang for anus
    asshole; arsehole; bunghole.

WordNet

Arse noun
Etymology
AS. ears; ærs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. (cf. tail).
Definitions
  1. The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.

Webster 1913