arsed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ɑːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, in the negative, slang, vulgar) Bothered; willing to make an effort.
I can’t be arsed to get out of bed today.
We asked John if he wanted to come down the pub with us, but he couldn’t be arsed.
[…]but here’s the way you’re supposed to run it: make out like it’ll be a long, drawn out process, that you can’t be arsed and that they shouldn’t be arsed because it’ll probably end up doing fuck all except getting a copper pissed off at them.
2011, Ray Banks, Beast of Burden, page 133:You can keep all the macho bollocks that goes with the job. I can’t be arsed who thinks what of me to be perfectly honest and I have no time for those that are.
2008, Guy Cullen, Loose Ends, page 2:
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(in combinations, vulgar) Having a particular kind of arse
a big-arsed man
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more arsed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most arsed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
smart-arsed · like a blue-arsed fly · rat arsed · duck-arsed · smartarsed · duck arsed · half-arsed · rat-arsed