Arses vs Arsey - What's the difference?
arses | arsey |
(slang, British) unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
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As a proper noun arses
is .As an adjective arsey is
(slang|british) unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.arsey
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(en adjective)How to...... do work experience, April 30
- Work experience as an arsey teenager is pretty straightforward: disappear into the storeroom, smoke a few cigarettes, text your mates and watch the minute hand tick slowly by. If there's nowhere suitable to hide, all you need is a vacant computer and you can chat to your skiving associate in the building next door.
Sophie's world], interview with [[w:Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor], October 28
- "Oh, we had that singer in the other day and they were really arsey with us, and we only kept them waiting half an hour' - and I go, 'Hang on a minute, that's a long time and they've probably been doing lots of work that day and I think that it's actually justified for them to get annoyed.'"
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- First few months in, I was arsey as hell. Thought they were a right bunch of wankers.