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Meaning of "be arsed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BE ARSED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BE ARSED

be a box of birds
be a member of someone´s fan club
be a wake-up to
be ahead
be all for
be all that
be as good as to
be at the bottom of
be banging your head against a brick wall
be born with a silver spoon in one´s mouth
be borne in on
be called to the Bar
be called within the Bar
be cast
be dirty on
be done with
be dying
be excused
be for the high jump
be friends

WORDS THAT END LIKE BE ARSED

accursed
addorsed
arsed
cursed
dispersed
emersed
half-arsed
hersed
immersed
interspersed
rat-arsed
smartarsed
submersed
tight-arsed
unrehearsed
unreversed
unversed
versed
well-rehearsed
well-versed

Synonyms and antonyms of be arsed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «be arsed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BE ARSED

Find out the translation of be arsed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of be arsed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «be arsed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被arsed
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ser un culo estupendo
570 millions of speakers

English

be arsed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

arsed किया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أن arsed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

быть arsed
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ser arsed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আর্কাইভ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être arsed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diberkati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arsed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気になっていることが
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배회 할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi arsed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được arsed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருகுவாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आर्शीद व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kavuşturulmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

essere arsed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

być arsed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бути arsed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se arsed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να arsed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

word arsed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bredarslat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arsed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of be arsed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BE ARSED»

The term «be arsed» is regularly used and occupies the 106.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BE ARSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about be arsed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BE ARSED»

Discover the use of be arsed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to be arsed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Can't Be Arsed: 63 Things Not to Do Before You Die
Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. This is the philosophy behind '63 Things Not To Do Before You Die'.
Richard Wilson, 2010
2
Be Arsed: 365 brilliant ideas for getting off your backside ...
Whether it's inspirational tips on how to loose some flab, how to have more get-up-and-go, how to save some money, how to be nicer to your partner, how to put more zing into your sex life, how to get motivated at work, how to do your bit to ...
Infinite Ideas, Lynn Broadbent, 2008
3
Loose Ends
I can't be arsed who thinks what of me to be perfectly honest and I have no time for those that are. Some fellas, like the one stood next to me tonight, see this as something to be proud of, as a career. Fucking sad if you ask me. Putting yourself  ...
Guy Cullen, 2008
4
Living Is for When You Can't Get to Sleep.
June 3rd Saturday Ireally couldn't be arsed today. Work was shit. I woke up feeling low. When I received texts, I felt shit. When I said I'd go out, I felt shit, but Ijust don't know how to say no. I'm ready. I feel shit. It's weird: some days sprucing  ...
Betsy Warrington, 2011
5
Solipsis
The Government wanted to give you Chinese monoglot bright-bulbs a chance to get a degree, so they made Mother Tongue compulsory education. Now guess what? I am an English monoglot, and I can't be arsed to learn my Mother Tongue.
Abidin Hadias
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How Many Men?
But she simply couldn't be arsed. She couldn't even be arsed to change the channel on Sky, and hearing all these happy, romantic, joyful Christmas songs was making her feel worse. God I hate feeling miserable she thought to herself.
Katie Miller, 2011
7
Poppy Shakespeare
but in the end I couldn't be arsed. I couldn't be arsed with doing nothing at all, ' cept for sit on the sofa and wait for Monday morning. By the time Monday moming finally come I felt so fucking shattered, was all I could do to light up a fag and drag  ...
Clare Allan, 2010
8
Into Darkness
Colour? Ned knew that as a rootlcss cosmopolitan he ought to be terribly sensitive to race questions, but (a) adoption and melting-pot marriages made it impossible to say who could or could not be a child's parent and (b) he couldn't be arsed.
Jonathan Lewis, 2010
9
Kwei-Armah Plays: 1: Elmina's Kitchen; Fix Up; Statement of ...
Brother Kiyi You already know, there's no need for me to . . . Alice Yes, there is a need! I need you to say, Alice, this is you. This is the child I gave away, this is the child I had and then couldn't be bothered or be arsed to look after so I dumped ...
Kwame Kwei-Armah, 2009
10
Tales From The Kerb
... foresight I would have headed to the areas of which my knowledge was fairly superficial. To be honest though I couldn't be arsed to take another sodding tube ride all the way out to Knightsbridge so I just wandered down to Piccadilly Circus.
Benjamin W. Evans

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BE ARSED»

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Shopping through selfies will soon be a thing
Rejoice, anyone who can't be arsed to remember their credit card information. Celebrate, online shopping addicts. Say hooray, selfie takers. «Cosmopolitan UK, Jul 15»
2
Peeling the Potato - Adland Live at the Chip Shop Awards
Couldn't be arsed? Forget them!” Afterwards in the post-awards glow, I'm sought out by an agency CEO who has got rather drunk and mistaken ... «Adland, Jul 15»
3
Taberna do Mercado, restaurant review: 'Nuno Mendes' new place …
Not even Lindsay bloody Lohan could be arsed to show up. Where was everybody? Hadn't they heard that Nuno Mendes, head chef at the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
EXCLUSIVE: If I hadn't made it in speedway, I'd have been a brickie …
"I couldn't be arsed doing anything. I'd go home and watch the Discovery channel. I was just interested in different things. "I was good with my ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
5
5 Essential Rolling Stones Bootlegs
... they couldn't be arsed to put out this singular document that melds grace, raw power, heartbreak, the soaring dual-guitar attacks of Messrs. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
6
Dermot O'Leary: 'I'll never say anything bad about X Factor because …
“When I did the danceathon I did the Floral Dance with him, and about two thirds of the way through he couldn't be arsed any more and he ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
The best jobs to have during a heatwave
... from my next one in September. Then I retire by Christmas, because I couldn't be arsed working for more money if I already had a few million. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Love Island's Jess on Naomi: 'She's a sly little f**king snake'
"Why have you gone for her [Naomi] and you can't be arsed with me anymore? You just not interested or what?" Max tries to break it gently as ... «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»
9
Hillclimbing a 996Turbo
The “new” car had to be decent on the road as I couldn't be arsed with trailering anymore and competitive ish on the hillclimbs. I had a list in ... «Pistonheads.com, Jun 15»
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Taylor Swift at Hyde Park was a Well-Timed Lesson In Personal …
There's a part of me that can never be arsed with that applause-lubricating aspect of any live show (who needs to be reminded of the crowd ... «Noisey, Jun 15»

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