arsehole

== English == === Alternative forms === asshole (US) === Etymology === From Middle English arce-hoole, equivalent to arse +‎ hole. Compare Old English ears-þyrel (“anus”, literally “arse-hole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)s.hoʊl/ === Noun === arsehole (countable and uncountable, plural arseholes) (Commonwealth, mildly vulgar) The anus. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:anus 1994, G. C. Scott, His Mistress's Voice, 2010 eBook, unnumbered page, Harriet waited until she was still before striking her again, this time vertically, on the arsehole. 2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Part 4: The Bosom of the Family, page 533, Lessons aren't due to resume until two, and Sugar is longing for the respite, if only for the opportunity to remedy her physical discomforts – numb, half-frozen feet, armpits clammy with sweat, a sore and itchy arsehole. (Commonwealth, mildly vulgar, offensive or derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk (vulgar, by extension, often appositional) Anything (especially a place) that is unpleasant or undesirable. Synonyms: butthole; armpit; shithole; dump (UK, Ireland, vulgar, uncountable) A variant of the card game big two. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === earholes