English Explanatory Dictionary

arsehole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The anus.
  2. An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)
  3. Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable.
  4. A variant of the card game big two.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː(ɹ)s.hoʊl/ EN-AU ck1 arsehole.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arsehole.wav

Word forms

arsehole arseholes asshole

Etymology

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

Synonyms

a-hole anus arsehole arse asscunt asshole asspussy ass back alley back door back passage balloon knot batty batty hole bootyhole bottom brown eye browneye bumhole bum bung-hole bunghole bungus butthole buttonhole chocolate channel chocolate starfish chuff cinnamon ring clacka clacker cornhole craphole cumhole dinger ding dock dookie hole dung funnel exit hole fartbox farthole fourth point of contact freckle fuckhole fudge tunnel fundament Gary Glitter gump stump Hershey highway jacksie jacksy keister leather cheerio love hole other end poop chute pooper poophole rear exit

Derived words

arseholed arseholedom arseholehood arseholery arseholey arseholic arseholism rip someone a new arsehole tear someone a new arsehole
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