Arse meaning in English

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Definition

(my) ass (US), arse (UK): (my) bottom, buttocks (vulgar) noun
Move your arse! Come on, get out of here!
(he is) an ass (US), an arse (UK): (he is) an idiot, a fool, a stupid person noun
an ass (US & UK): a donkey (animal similar to a horse) noun

Examples

  • "I'm a total arse, and I treat women like objects, and objects like women."
Exercise 1
Pretending to be Philip, Susie says, "I'm a total arse".

Another way to express this is .
Pretending to be Philip, Susie says, "I'm a total arse".

Another way to express this is I'm a complete jerk.
I'm a complete jerk: This is correct. Susie uses the British term "an arse", which is a slang variant of the term "an ass". An ass is literally a type of small horse, however when the term is applied to a human, it refers to a vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person. Note that an "ass" also refers to the "behind" or "posterior" of a person. A "jerk" is a similar term.
I'm a funny person: This is not what Susie means when she calls Philip an "arse" or "an ass".
I'm extremely ugly: This is not what Susie means when she calls Philip an "arse" or "an ass".
I am a large donkey: An ass is literally a type of small horse, however when the term is applied to a human, it refers to a vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person. It is very unlikely that Susie is insulting Philip by calling him a "donkey".
Exercise 2
Pretending to be Philip, Susie says, "I'm a total arse".

Another way to express this is .
Pretending to be Philip, Susie says, "I'm a total arse".

Another way to express this is I'm a complete jerk.
I'm a complete jerk: This is correct. Susie uses the British term "an arse", which is a slang variant of the term "an ass". An ass is literally a type of small horse, however when the term is applied to a human, it refers to a vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person. Note that an "ass" also refers to the "behind" or "posterior" of a person. A "jerk" is a similar term.
I'm a funny person: This is incorrect. This is not what Susie means when she calls Philip an "arse" or "an ass".
I'm extremely ugly: This is incorrect. This is not what Susie means when she calls Philip an "arse" or "an ass".
I am a large donkey: This is incorrect. An ass is literally a type of small horse, however when the term is applied to a human, it refers to a vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person. It is very unlikely that Susie is insulting Philip by calling him a "donkey".

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